I hate it when that happens

Step 2 of Explore the Bible lesson "Acknowledge That Life Seems Unfair" is from Job 15:5-6, 9-10, 20. Demonstrating that life is not fair, Job’s friends misjudged him. He found no comfort in their presence. We misjudge others when they don’t see a situation the same way as we do, or we consider ourselves superior in some way, or stereotype people based on appearance without complete information.

When we misjudge others we cut off the work of the gospel in their lives. For example, misjudging someone as “weak” when in fact they have deep pain and hurt causes us to not to share the comfort that can be found in God. The gospel as expressed in our lives is cut off because of our wrong judgment. To further illustrate, consider that when we misjudge someone as “lazy” when they simply lack direction in life, we fail to share God’s holy purpose with them and thus, cut off the Holy Spirit working thru us.

Show a clip from the movie Hoodwinked and have members identify how others are misjudged in the clip. Is Granny a “granny”? The big bad wolf really "bad"? You get the idea.

Ask members to recall someone they know that turned out to be very different from that of their first impression.