12 Keys of Discipleship, Parts 19 & 20

2009-6-15 04:41:00

Key Of Discipleship, Key 10 -- Use The Power Of Judgement

We've said a lot about judgement, but no matter how much the principle is taught and the people are encouraged to use it few do.

What are the three reasons seekers do not use this Key?

Good comments on this. I do not have time to go back and read them all but I recall that some were very close on this and those that gave other than the three reasons I have still have some validity.

The three reasons are:

  1. Laziness

Good judgement takes effort and the inclination for average people is to take the line of least resistance. When taking this line of least resistance a person who is faced with two choices will take the one requiring the least effort. If therefore such a one is faced with a direction that does not require the effort of judgement then he will take that. Such a direction is usually the result of another person's judgement and not his own. This is the path of the Beast.

  1. Apathy.

People are just indifferent to taking responsibility as Susan noted. This might be called an aspect of laziness but with a twist. A lazy person may see the need for judgement but just not get around to it. An apathetic person will not even think about the need but only what matters to himself.

  1. Fear.

This is the most powerful reason behind the avoidance of judgement. The person may be enterprising and care for obtaining good results, but if he is afraid that his judgement may do more harm than good and he will have to be responsible for it then good intentions are meaningless. Such a person will be stopped in his tracks and unable to make a judgment.

The disciple must care, and must be industrious enough to initiate and must overcome any fear of the failure of bad judgement. When he does this then he has the possibility of being of service to the cause of light and truth.

  

Key 11

The disciple must work with the group in mind as his highest priority rather than the individual self.

Contemplate this key and tell us why it is true and important to the work of the disciple.

  

"To play it safe is not to play."   -- Robert Altman (1925 - 2007)