Good Morning,
The day started for me with a hot cup of Door County Caramel Apple Coffee and prayer.
Matthew 7:1-2 Do not judge, that you be not judged. For with what judgement you judge, you will be judged. and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
My dad was very organized and part of his organization processes was to label everything. He would place plastic flowers on family graves in the spring and when he picked them up in the fall they were stored in the garage. Each flower bunch was labeled as to who's grave they were to go on. I asked him one time if it really mattered as to which flower pot went where. His reply put me in my place quickly. "It matters to me. Your mother set these up and I want to keep it the way she desired them to be placed."
Even in his younger days Dad labeled things to make sure he knew what was in a box or envelope before he had to open it. So looking from the outside in, you might say that Dad was very organized or you might say he was obsessively controlling.
When we do that my friends we are placing labels on folks and at times it is hurtful. We look at how a person is dressed and we apply a label that at times is not very nice. Or we see their car and we apply a label of egotistical, rich, poor, or cheap. We don't know the story of their life yet we apply a title to their book.
Have you wondered what label is applied to you by others? I think labels for organization are a great idea. But when it comes to labeling the jar of someone's life, it is best to know all the ingredients before, and even better, worry about your own story or jar of life.
Marty
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