Holy Week

“God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED - To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be.”

So many times throughout this past week, I’ve been reminded of my own faults, flaws, sins…all that which I am so tempted to point out in others. It is easy to judge, to think that I have a little more figured out than those around me. But as I’ve looked towards the Cross…pondering His death, it is clear that He died for me and my sins, just as for those of the world around me. He gently reminds me that I’m not perfect after all; that I see with human eyes, and I see outward appearances (I’m not referring to physical attributes of a person, but rather, “the way things appear” circumstantially). I have only “my” side when I view people and situations. I cannot see their hearts, I cannot see their lives. And I have not walked a mile in their shoes.

I hate being judged, and there have been many times that others have judged me. I have felt it, seen it, heard it. So it seems that I would be slow to judge others. To my dismay, this is not always the case! And so I need a Savior as badly as anyone…I need forgiveness, grace. I need The Cross.

And then, there are times I need a paradigm shift. There are times I need to see with the eyes of Jesus. There are times I need to realize that maybe I am the one who is flawed, and not always those around me! Holy Week, leading up to Easter, is a perfect time to reflect on these things. To seek forgiveness from Our Father, and reconcile with one another, and with The Cross. It is a good time to ask Jesus for His mercy, His compassion, and for His eyes to see with.