I’ve read so much about judgements and blame on here so I’d like to share how faith helps me and how I judge without placing blame on people, I just hold people accountable for their own choices.
Faith is oppositional to fear, and fear is the source of all our evil, bad and wrong doings. By exercising faith it’s easier to overcome our fears and to not judge people, and separate the people from their actions. The fact that darkness arises from fear we can know that someone doing something bad is already victimised by fear, would it be good of us to add? Since fear has taken control of them it’s the fear we’re judging, not the person.
So many wealthy people get accused as greedy for keeping so much to themselves. Greed is evil so who’s being judged as greedy is in fear, they most likely are afraid that if they give money to others they’ll run out, and not survive. Bullies get judged as nasty and prideful people, negative pride is evil so we know they’re in fear. Bullies often feel lonely and worthless failures on the inside, they fear they’ll never improve so they possibly think there’s no better option to feel better, that they can’t think of another way. People who mock minorities may fear that they will be mocked if they don’t decide to be different. Every action that is evil can be traced back to the doer’s fear.
People who have faith in themselves and an allegiance to righteousness will know how to be a righteous judge, not be blinded by emotions and thoughts, will not have a condemning heart to blame people, will be merciful and forgiving, will be patient and compassionate. Eventually it will develop from kindness to love, and love casts out all fear that will help them overcome the fear causing evil temptations.
”There’s enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to it through our own stubbornness, bitterness and resentment.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.” Thomas S. Monson
”The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” Russel M. Nelson
