Romans 2:1-Passing Judgement

   Towards the end of last school year, I really started to focus on not judging people, and it was helping a lot! Not to the point where I actually didn't judge but when I started to, I could catch myself and stop pretty early on. What this resulted in was less judgement (obviously:)), less gossip, and better relationships with other people. Unfortunately, I stopped focusing so much on it over the summer and ending up doing a little backsliding, which I didn't realize until my quiet time about 10 minutes ago when I read Romans 2:1, 
     You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
    It made me think a lot because while I might not sin in exactly the same way, I do sin, and because of that, the very action judging them is a sin. I knew that before but needed the reminder. Thank you God! :)
    One way thing that causes me to judge in cursing. When someone curses, my opinion of them automatically, and often subconsciously, goes down. However, I have one friend that I really like but she isn't a Christian and has absolutely no interest in any kind of faith. She does different thing I don't agree with (because I'm looking through Bible eyes), including curse. But often, instead of judging her when she says things, I judge the word she's just said. And if I can do this with her cursing, why can't I do it with everyone and every sin.
    What I'm not saying is that we should ignore that a certain person is doing something. We shouldn't. We need to keep in mind the ways different people are challenged so that we can be there for them if God ever asks us to, or share of verse we're feeling led to share with them. What we shouldn't do is hold the sin against them. After all, if everyone held each others sin against them and let it get in the way of relationships, we would have no close friends. (That said, pick your close friends wisely.) 
     So, in conclusion, don't judge people, judge actions. Don't see someone you don't want to be like, see something you don't want to do. And always be willing to encourage others if you feel God is calling you to do so.