loving when we want to judge

I can't remember any time recently but I can tell you that I have in the past done some judging. I looked up to someone who was, I thought a person of integrity, who walked the walk and it matched his talk. I loved to look up to him, be around him and be challenged by him. He was someone that a lot of people to this day still look up to and admire. What changed you ask? What was it that made these things change?
He became judgmental towards me and my actions. He started looking down on me and questioning things that I did, that had never been questioned before. I didn't like it, I didn't immediately react to it, but eventually the reaction came. It came in the form of returned judgment. I immediately started being able to see his flaws, his shortcomings and his mistakes. They jumped out at me in everything that he did. At times we were doing great things and all I could focus on was his flaws. Why? Because I was forced into judging him the way he judged me. I was young, I fell right into Satan's trap.
Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
JEsus spoke those words when talking about being critical and judging others. Many times this verse is taken out of context as a monetary setting. But, that is no where close to where Jesus was going with it. Jesus was showing us that the moment we become judgmental towards others, it will be returned far greater.
Just like my situation, where I was as far from judgmental as could be, I fell into the traps of Satan by judging based on someone judging me.
It goes back to childhood, think about it. Alexa and PJ are playing together in the living room with some sort of game. I walk into the room and tell Alexa her room is dirty and needs to be straightened up, what do you think her immediate response is? You got it, well "PJ's room is dirty too!" We go into survival mode the moment we are threatened we threaten back by dragging someone through the mud with us.
Jesus is telling us not to judge, not to drag others down, because as soon as we do our flaws and shortcomings become apparent to those we love and those we judge.
So don't judge, don't be critical or it will come back to you in abundance.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!