Kill The Judas In You – Wisdom Diary With Aboagye Frank Jackson
His name is often used synonymously with betrayal or treason. He committed betrayal in exchange for 30 pieces of silver. He attempted to return the money he had been paid for His betrayal to the chief priests and committed suicide by hanging.
Judas Iscariot is the person i am talking about and i hope you can now relate but just in case your memory is far from him then let me introduce Judas to you once again.
Judas Iscariot was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane by kissing him and addressing him as “rabbi” to reveal his identity in the darkness to the crowd who had come to arrest him.
I hope i have refreshed you now a bit about Judas? Names are very important. It tells a story of who we are, what we shall be and become and above all our identity.
No wonder most parents run away from naming their kids, Judas. The name brings betrayal and treason into mind the moment one hears it .
A child is betrayed when he or she is abused by the parents who are supposed to love, support, and protect the child. A spouse is betrayed when their partner has an affair. Betrayal is when someone you trust lies to you, cheats on you, abuses you, or hurts you by putting their own self-interest first.
Yes, that is what i am talking about. ‘Kill The Judas In You’. There is a Judas in every human being. Most of the time we consciously act clandestinely to betray people we call relatives, friends, colleagues or love ones.
The Judas in You breaks bonds and the sacrifices one has made for you. These bonds and sacrifices when broken can never be fixed. It’s just like being given a money for keep and you squander it – the trust and love vanish with a twinkle of an eye. ‘Kill The Judas In You’.
When we commit ourselves to someone, we believe that our feelings will remain the same for the coming time. But it seldom happens. As time passes, the hormones responsible for love, take a plunge and we feel that something is missing from life.
But most people try to avoid confrontation and they go on putting a mask of their former self. As a result, we start looking for an escape route to vent out our tamed self.
I have heard, read and seen that three reasons always explain betrayal. The first is excessive ambition, greed, lust or passion. Judas Iscariot only knows his reason for his betrayal act.
What is yours? You know the Judas In You. Kill it today being the last day of 2021.
The reason that betrayal is the most devastating kind loss is because most often it is a loss that didn’t have to occur. It only occurs because of someone’s deliberately hurtful behavior, or their carelessness, or their own personal weakness. Unlike a loss such as death or illness, there is usually some sort of choice involved. The person who was betrayed believes that the choice was wrong and preventable. ‘Kill The Judas In You’.
At this point, allow me to talk about when to forgive a betrayal.
Many people ask how to know whether or not to forgive and continue with the relationship. I can give you some of the questions to consider for this issue but I can’t give the answers because each person needs to determine for him or herself what is right.
1) First of all, is the behavior a continuing behavior or does the person recognize the hurt they have caused and are trying to change the behavior?
2) Also, does the individual want forgiveness? To want forgiveness the person has to see the behavior as wrong and not intend to engage in it any further.
3) Was the transgression out of justified anger and the person regretted acting so rashly? Did they learn from this behavior and are unlikely to do it again?
4) How long have you known the person? Is this typical behavior or is a single instance?
5) Have you talked with the person and they have accepted responsibility?
6) Was the behavior intentional or was it related to the loss of an illusion (as described above)?
7) What makes this relationship worth the forgiveness?
8) Do you need to forgive so as to move on in your life without the bitterness? However, this doesn’t mean you have to continue the relationship.
So tell me, why at all do you betray someone? For money or jealousy? “Kill The Judas In You” or it will kill you soon. Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ and at the end of it all he committed suicide.
He betrayed a Saint, in fact Judas betrayed someone who loved him and when he could not contain the shame that came upon him, he killed himself. The Gospel of Luke 22:3 and the Gospel of John 13:27 suggest that he was possessed by Satan.
Don’t be possessed by Satan, Kill The Judas In You.
Author: Aboagye Frank Jackson
Broadcast Journalist
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