I was reading a book today and came across this statement, “Genetic categorization diminishes the personal empowerment that is necessary for success.” This may seem like a whole lot of nothing to some of you but I would like to shade a little light on this for our general lives. When we begin to put people in certain roles whether it be in our minds or spoken directly to a person we have put them in box so to speak. When you continue to say that your child is just not a strong reader in front of them, and even when they aren’t around, they will begin to believe this. They most likely will fall into the trap that they can only rise to this low expectation and will not push beyond it because they have been conditioned to believe this is all they can do.
I want to say to all that will listen be careful not to do this to the people around you. When you profile a person it can be detrimental to their future. What they see on paper can keep them from fulfilling their true potential and it can put you in a position of judgement and false expectations of failure. It is so important for us as Christians to push people beyond the normal realm of situations to the extraordinary to miracles of the impossible with God. When we continue to try and find the flaws in people so we know what we are working with we stump our and their growth potential.
Don’t let anyone tell you that this is all you are good at or you are going to be this type of person because thats what the papers say. You rise above expectations and push yourself and others to be the best they can be. No more holding people to a certain criteria because this is how the results came or this is what you perceive. You could be the one holding blessings back in your own life because of the constant judgement of others. Learn to love and let go. Learn to never say never because you never know what is lurking around the corner in your own life. Learn to see people the way God sees them and then you won’t pass these ridicules judgement on people. Learn to simple love the way Christ did and he does the rest. Never, Never, Never set someone or yourself up for failure by saying this is all that I can do or this is how I was raised, or this is my family and thats how we do things. We are not held back by our own past failures or our families. Don’t miss the greatest blessings in your life PEOPLE! Simply because of judgement.
Thank you sis,
This hits home with someone who has OCD and constantly struggles. We are who God created us to be and each one of us has the ability to do something great that no one else can do.