Judgemental Christianity?!?!

First, a little about me...................I am still very young in my walk with my Christian Faith. I have learned a lot and I have done some major growning, especially within the last 6 months. I am in a period of my life where I am at complete peace and I am not worrying very much about current circumstances and my future. Just letting life flow calmly at the moment. I know God has a plan for me; he has created me for a purpose. I don't want to just sit and do nothing, but I want to make sure what I am doing and going to do is what God wills me to do. So I'm defiantly in a learning process right now and I feel great for the first time in my life!

Yeah, I still have my issues, things that I need to work on, but I'm not depressed like I used to be. I don't stress and freak out like I used to. I just have to keep track with the Word of God and learn. I can't fall off track anymore, ever. I'm going to be 27 in Feb. and I cannot let life pass me by while I continually stick my head under dark fog, that isn't living the life God wants me to live.
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Any who, during my learning process, I've been deeply pondering things, mainly how some Christians can be so judgemental yet so hypocritical. When, during their walk in Faith, can a person run to far left field when they should be running base to base? Meaning, how does a person change to the point that they think it is OK for them to judge others to the point where it is almost hateful? Or pressuring and judging others about their own walk in Faith, when they are hardly doing anything for themselves?

There is a person I know. She says she is "born-again." But one day during a conversation about homosexuality she was confronted with a question: "What if a person you know was to open up about being attracted to the same sex?" She answered, "I would just walk away from them and have nothing to do with their life." When I heard this, I was shocked. I thought God was the final and ONLY judge? I know in the Bible it talks about homosexuality and I don't want to get deep into that subject yet since there is much I do not know. But in Matthew 6, Chapter 7, it talks about Judging others. 7:1-2 says "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with measure you use, it will be measured back to you." 7:3 continues: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"

So I am still confused with how a person can change so much, basically twisting Christanity into their own version of reality? Could they get to a point where they just stop learning? Refusing to not allow God teach them on His Word? Why do they think it is right to judge somebody when e I thought God said to love others like He loves you? No matter what they do in their life? We as human beings CANNOT change others to what WE think they should be. Only GOD can change people.

If we do not agree with somebody's actions, beliefs, romantic partners, etc... how can we talk to them without coming off as judgemental? I believe we should always pray for guidence and to allow the Holy Spirit to tell us what to do. Because God will place into our heart what He wants the other person to know. God knows who will come to Him and who will reject him. So don't reject other people. Love them, pray for them, even thought that may be the only thing God wants you to do. Don't SHOVE down somebody's throat your own ideas, because they will gag it out, they will reject and walk away completly, or it will take them longer to find God's truth.

Please, I'm not asking for angry critizism, hatred, or anything negative on my blogs as responses. If you have an opinion, or advice for me, I am so very open to what you have to bring to the table. I have such a desire to seek knowledge and truth of God's word. If you are not a Christian, I still would like to know what you have to say. If this helps anybody in any way, let me know.

I hope you all have a wonderful 2009!

God bless.
Liz