My
heart is focused on people. To see
people hurt and go through tough times tugs at my heart and gets my mind and
hands going. Serving others is what God
has called me to do and to lead others to do.
I find fulfillment, strength and real confidence in begin able to be
there for others and lifting them as God allows.
This
heart stuff is so difficult. As people
continue to make poor and painful or destructive choices, my heart is torn a
part. That is where God has to get
involved in my heart and my emotions as well as in the way I serve people. It is super easy to grow cold toward hurting
people. It is also easy to get so
wrapped up in a family’s situation or in a person’s life that I am not able to
serve or help other people.
The balance
is very difficult. You notice well that
if you are not allowing God to pour into your life or if you are not letting
others serve you that you have nothing at all to share with others.
Putting
your heart on the line is not easy, but it is a high and holy calling from God. I have long believed that real ministry is
messy. Hurting people need to see the
love of God displayed and shared with them.
We become the hands and feet and heart and love of God as we extend
grace to the people we come in contact with.
I can’t turn my head to avoid someone that has a need. We literally are people of a second chance
because God has given us a second chance.
Understanding
how much God loves me helps me put my heart on the line for others. Jesus said this phrase several times: “he who
has ears to hear let him hear”. In other
words “since you care listen up”. Give
it a try now…
You must be compassionate, just as your
Father is compassionate. Do Not Judge Others
Light shines in the darkness for the
godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
Since God chose you to be the holy
people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness,
humility, gentleness, and patience.
In the same way, let your good deeds
shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father…
Put
your heart on the line for the people around you. Let God do what He does best… change lives
one life at a time. God will use your
heart. God will refresh you and give you
grace. What you have been through opens
the way for you to serve others in similar ways that you have gone through.
Let’s
put our heart on the line for Jesus.
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