Being The Judge

Why yes, that is a rubber mallet... work with me ok!?

All of us have been effected at some point in our life by someone else's ill actions. Whether it's family, friends, acquaintances, strangers, co-workers, employers, managers, politicians, anyone and everyone could be the suspect really. A dishonest unethical lie of a cheat steal cruel mean no-good wrongful sinful purposeful disgusting action made. Which you saw, felt the effects of, heard about, or read about. Whether you truly know the detailed facts first hand of it all or you're 100th ear in the great vine, you're angered at what happened, is happening, or is about to unfold. "How could they?!" You're especially angered when that person has given the family, community, workplace or what have you the impression that they are a righteous-liver, a do-gooder, an honest near-perfect man or woman of infinite integrity. What perhaps could make you even more angry is that their belief and value system, their religion, is the same as yours! "I mean holy cow! Are you kidding me?! You claim to be trying to walk the path Christ has trod, to live your life in continual progression and improvement on one's self and then you pull this stunt! This unacceptable out of the blue down right wrong action!  Seriously?! Don't try to hide what you did, you're not even trying to fix it, or STOPPING yourself from doing it! GRRRRRR... I wish I could just sit you down and force you to QUIT! Force you to FIX that which you have done, FORCE YOU TO JUST DO THE RIGHT THING!!!!!!"

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And then you realize it...

YOU have just joined in on the request for Satan's plan. You know, that one we fought hard against in the pre-mortal existence because we wanted the actual plan, the plan that our Heavenly Father and brother Jesus Christ set up for us? May be you remember that plan we chose so long ago (probably not) but you may remember reading, studying, or learning it - it rang to the tune of AGENCY. All whom have a body here chose that plan: To act for ourselves as individuals. To come down and live this mortal life in this world at this time, with this body. To choose for ourselves the good from the evil, to act for ourselves, to try to live righteously so that we could return to our Heavenly Father and have eternal progression, so we could become even as He is. We would make mistakes, we would sin, we would fall short and stumble, surely. So, a Saviour would be provided to take on our guilt, sorrows, and sins so that if we fell we could get back up again and have the strength to keep going. We would draw that straight line that would start going crooked at times, but we could want that change and feel that remorse and that crookedness could be erased from our project; we could become perfect through His atonement. It was Satan's counter plan that stated to take away agency and FORCE US ALL TO DO RIGHT, so that we all could return to the kingdom and the glory could be his (Satan's).

Respecting Agency
Our God wanted us to have agency. We wanted to have agency. So the next time we get down trodden and angered by someone else's decisions let us remember that we need to be respecters and upholders of agency. It is not to be said that we should turn a blind eye to something wrong. It is our responsibility to of course report anything serious or unethical through the proper channels. But, perhaps we may guard our heart a little better in not letting it effect us as it does. If you yourself can look in that mirror and know you have done right and been honest through it all, following the rules, policies, laws or what have you, then there is no need for loss of sleep and no need for this to consume you.

It's so hard being the judge of others and trying desperately to correct and fix their mistakes. Thank goodness we don't have to; we're even commanded not to. God will be the judge and we can can continue on in our own personal journey.



Heaven's slice is being a respecter of agency.