The Danger of Judging Life in the Moment: How You Can Misinterpret Your Life By Judging What You See
Look at Jesus on the cross.
If you only looked at what was happening in that moment, you could have said, “He’s losing. He’s being humiliated. He’s being mocked. His enemies have won. He’s hanging on a cross, and it looks like everything has gone wrong.”
But they couldn’t see what God was accomplishing through what looked like defeat.
Through the cross came salvation.
Through His death came redemption.
Through His sacrifice came reconciliation.
Through Christ came grace and the promise of eternal life.
And through His resurrection, death itself was defeated.
In the moment it did look like defeat, but what was waiting on the other end of the ordeal was victory. Something that appeared to be weakness, failure, or defeat was actually part of what God was using to accomplish His purpose.
What looked like foolishness to the world was actually the wisdom of God.
And that’s what Paul is trying to get us to understand (1 Corinthians 1:18, 23–24).
Sometimes you can look at someone’s life and, from the outside and think: They’re losing.
Look at what they’re going through.
Look at how they’re being treated.
Look at how people are laughing at them.
Look at how they’re being mocked.
Look at how foolish they look.
And maybe, in that moment, even that person looks at themselves and thinks, Maybe they’re right.
Maybe I am foolish.
Maybe I’m failing.
Maybe I’m not good enough.
But the cross reminds us that you cannot always judge what God is doing by what something looks like in the moment.
During Jesus’ moment on the cross, He appeared defeated, but there was more happening than what met the eye. What looked like weakness and defeat was actually part of God’s plan for redemption. The crowd could see Jesus suffering, but they could not see everything God was doing or understand why He allowed it to happen. What appeared to be the end was actually part of God’s greater purpose. This is the wisdom of God—working in ways that human beings cannot always see or understand in the moment.
So don’t allow people’s opinions of your present circumstances or yourself, to determine what you believe God is doing.
You may look foolish today, but that doesn’t mean God’s plan is not being fulfilled or that He is not orchestrating things to align with His predestined plan.
You may be mocked today, but that doesn’t mean your story ends there.
You may be misunderstood today, but that doesn’t mean you'll always be misunderstood. What people cannot see or understand now will become clear with time.
You may be in a season that looks like weakness, but God can use that very moment to advance you. It may seem upside down or contrary to how life normally works, but it aligns with how God operates (1 Corinthians 1:27–29, 2:7-8; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Romans 8:28).
The world may look at the cross and say, “Defeat.”
But God sees, “Victory.”
And that’s Paul’s point.
Human beings judge by what they can see, but God sees what He is accomplishing beyond what we can see.
So don’t boast in how impressive you are.
Don’t put your confidence in how eloquent you sound, how powerful you appear, or whether everyone understands you.
Boast in the Lord.
Because what matters isn’t whether you look impressive in the eyes of people. What matters is whether God is working through you.
The promises and plan of God is already laid out, and He can guide you through His plan—if you allow Him.
God doesn't make plans as He goes. His plan is already in place, and He is directing things to bring it to fulfillment.
The cross wasn’t God responding to a situation that got out of control.
The cross was part of the plan God had already decided.
And it's the same with us.
A person’s present circumstances or season don’t necessarily reveal the ultimate purpose or destination of what God has ordained for their life. What looks like weakness, humiliation, foolishness, or defeat may be part of a larger purpose that the person—and those judging them—cannot yet see.
From series: Life lesson learn from the Bible — 1 Corinthians 1:18, 23-24
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