Ok, so something that's been bothering me a lot lately is how everyone judges each other. After going to school with other teens and now having more people around me my age, it drives me insane how much they judge each other, when they all seem to have the same kind of problems! It's mainly on "Practical" things that they judge (as they say), like behaviour. It's not practical to judge. At all, on any thing. Something really good my Mom taught me, is that there is a heart issue behind everything. No one does something for absolutely no reason. Something that bothers me is if there is a teenage girl who says "I'm ugly" or "I'm fat" everyone jumps and calls her an 'attention whore'. Well maybe that girl actually does believe that about herself, maybe she actually IS looking for attention from someone. If she is, what's wrong with that? Everyone wants attention in some way or another. Maybe that girl doesn't get the attention she needs from home or from the ones she loves, that would explain why she's looking for attention from others. To put her down for it rather than lift her up in a loving way, it's just ridiculous. An even bigger one, if a girl dresses immodestly and tends to be flirty and maybe even sleeps around with a few different guys. Everyone jumps to what they see, and they call her a slut. Well it may look like this on the outside, but I can bet you anything that she is probably hurting and confused. Maybe she's going through a tough time in her life and just doesn't know how else to deal with it. Maybe she seems to have a good life and things are going well, there's always the fact that she may not get the attention she needs at home. A father is a VERY important figure in a girl's life, if she has a good relationship with her Dad, and gets the love she truly needs, then she is most likely not going to be doing that. If someone is constantly going out, getting drunk, doing all these drugs, who's to judge him/her? They also are probably going through many struggles in their life and just don't know how to deal with it. Now, I am not justifying any of these type of actions, everyone is responsible for their own actions though. They probably already know what their issues are, they don't need you pointing it out for them. If their really doing something that's going to mess up their life, they need support. They don't need people judging them, because in the end, their probably going to feel bad enough for their actions. All I'm trying to say is that you don't need to go around judging others. Instead, focus on your own problems and try to be supportive and loving instead. I can promise that love and support will get you much farther than being judgemental.
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Luke 6:37 (NIV)
