Once again, we are in a situation when we are criticized and being judged. When our friend told us about someone saying and asking things about us, it made me down  and disturbed. I’m a ‘people pleaser’ that’s why. I can’t help the thought of someone disapproving my actions and more so not telling us directly..but more on that later.

Anyways, I’ve thought over the issue and found ourselves “not guilty”. We haven’t done anything wrong, but we can’t blame that some people always have a different way of looking at things. Some people have their own preconceived ideas on how you should be and therefore are “unacceptable” if you behave otherwise.

So, with my endeavour to to FIT. I’ve thought of ways on how I can handle criticisms and judgments from others. I know that since we can’t please everyone, more and more of these are coming our way, so I better find a way to handle myself better in this situation.

1) Look at the whole issue and see where you’ve gone wrong.  If there’s a ‘wrong’ or sin involved then ask forgiveness from God or someone you’ve personally hurt. This is the time to do a ‘check’ on our lives too.

2) If you find out that you’re not guilty and the criticisms are just a product of someone who  doesn’t have anything else to do but look at people’s mistakes, then pray for that ‘critic’ and LET IT GO.

3) Pray for God’s peace. If you have done number 1 or found yourself being judged wrongly, then know that “as long as your life is pleasing to God, then nothing else matters.’

4) Move on. Life moves on.. as I’ve said, we can’t please everyone. So, it doesn’t mean that because someone criticizes it, we stop everything and attend to it. Sometimes the ‘critics’  have other motives in mind so it’s not really worth the time attending to it.

So now I’m moving on …..