pollyanna

you know those times you ask god to speak to you, and when you finally start listening, you hear something you really didn't want to hear? i have been searching for ways to improve my walk and grow closer to him, to be able to hear him. so, when i was silent and really listened, i heard from him. it wasn't what i wanted to hear. in a still soft voice to my heart...which was louder than anything i have heard in a long time.."stop looking for the worst in other christians". it hit me right up side my head. i usually try to see the good in everyone, except those that are my brothers and sisters in christ. in those, i try to see something wrong, something they may be doing that doesn't live up to MY expectations. who am i to question or judge anyone, let alone my fellow christians. so i have been searching for the "glad passages". the ones pollyanna told the preacher about. the preacher was so focused on all the bad, he failed to see the good and the glad. pollyanna is one of my favorite movies, even now in my 50's. she sees the good in everyone and everything. i probably need to watch it again, to remind me of another time and place when i was innocent and my mind wasn't cluttered.
lord, help me to see the good in everything you have made. may you continue to teach me and mold me into the woman you have designed me to be. make me aware of when i am judging, criticizing, and just being mean. turn my heart to you, and let me be glad!