Assumptions will of others will make a fool of you. Have you ever caught yourself creating scenarios in your mind and before you know it you’ve completely villainized them to the point that without any actual facts your assumptions turn into your truth about them.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. John 7:24 (KJV)
So why is assumption dangerous?…
1.You are judging someone on the basis of your own insecurities. They look like an ex that cheated on you, they remind you of a friend who let you down, or a bully that harassed you in school. So essentially you’ve labeled them based on bitterness that you’re still carrying in your heart.
2.The grass is NOT always greener on the other side. In fact your perception of the perfect life, nice home, or that amazing relationship that you’ve romanticized in your mind may be far grander than what they actually have. The truth is no ones life is perfect and even if what they have now is great you have no clue what they went through to get there.
3.While you’ve been writing a script of someone else’s life you could be cultivating the life that you want. God has given each of us a dream, giftings and purpose. It is pointless to covet what someone else has when God has trusted you to utilize what He has uniquely given you.
In short don’t allow your assumptions rob you of truly living , meeting someone who could potentially have an amazing impact on your life (or vise versa). Refuse to feed your discontentment, live your life stay in your lane. Trust that what God has placed in you in is valuable.
Love, Lesli
Lesli Does Life 