The
people we are around come from every walk of life and have all different kinds
of things going on. Some are struggling
and in pain for numerous reasons from health, depression, unemployment,
relationship or family issues and more.
We must
be careful how we look at the people we encounter. I see people every day that avoid
uncomfortable situations or who avoid people who are not like them. If we are honest, we will admit that life is
messy. From where I stand and as I have
said before, ministry is messy.
I love
people, and it a blessing and an honor to serve others. Today is one of those days that is so
full. A couple of the people I dealt
with are in great distress, and one ended up in the hospital. Another made a tough choice and is struggling
with life and the future. One of the
guys I am so proud of lost his job as another business in our community closed,
and he is stressed.
It is
hard to understand the people we are around, yet we have a God who loves
people. He knows where each person is
and what he or she needs. And we can and
must lean on God for help. He gives
understanding. He gives compassion. He also gives us help that we can’t get
anywhere else!
Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the
boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a
shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through
Christ has forgiven you.
To those who listen to my teaching,
more understanding will be
given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge.
When I
lean on what I know or what I think, trouble comes. But when I lean on God and listen in to how
He leads and to what He says, things change.
Lives change.
Understanding
people isn’t easy. It also isn’t easy to
help people, but by doing good to others, we will be blessed and find our
purpose in life. May God help us
understand the people around us. May
lives be changed as we lean on and trust in God.
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