Mind Ya' Business.

‎"Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives." - St Teresa

She couldn't have said it better.

If we don't know where someone is at in their life, why they do the things they do, what's really going on with them, their story - then we really shouldn't feel entitled to sharing what we think about them.

I've seen a lot of people shut down because of what people have thoughtlessly said to them. I've seen a lot of people isolate themselves because of what others have "confronted" them with. And all in of the name of God. 

Yeah. Sad, right? 

And we wonder why there are so many people that are cold, hopeless & feel unloved. 

Let's take a look at our own words - what we are saying to people.

Let's take a look at our thoughts - we what think we know about the person we're judging.

Let's take a look at our actions - just because we think we're doing the right thing, doesn't always mean it's right.

In a day and age where a lot of things are all over the internet - Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Instagram, etc. I do strongly believe that the virtue of "minding your own business" is STILL very important. 

Where we have no say.... we simply have no say. 

If you're reading this, I'd like you to think about the words you speak to people. They're powerful.

Powerful enough to make or break someone. 

"...to make it your ambition and definitely endeavor to live quietly and peacefully, to mind your own affairs..."

1 thess. 4:11