Romans 12:11 Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion. 12 Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. 13 Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers. 14 Ask God to bless those who persecute you - yes, ask him to bless, not to curse. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. 16 Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise. 17 If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good.
I ask God to let me see with His eyes... I want to be more like Him!!! I want to know the compassion He has... His love and kindness is all around !!! I look at people behind the counter as I check out of the super market... I see a person that is there to make a living doing their job, sometimes they are smiling, sometimes you can see in their eyes they are just there physically but their minds are elsewhere. Who knows... a sick child, a bad relationship, a parent that needs care, a car that has broken down, the list can go on and on.. Daily we meet people that just need a smile and a hello to give them hope!
At church I look around.. open knowledge around the church... (not gossip but what people have used their testimonies) The Worship leader just got engaged.. he is ecstatic, the Worship Director has 2 wonderful Children in the Lords service in California! They are preparing for what God is calling them for all the while they are working for Him and growing closer and closer every day but as she is extremely proud of her children she has a sister that is battling health concerns to a point of being fatal... In the choir there is one who lost a baby girl at birth,She praises God with everything in her Sunday after Sunday knowing the pain that is still within her on a daily basis... there is one that had a husband try to commit suicide, she praises God and shows others how to continue in Loving and being who God wants her to be, never knowing when of if the situation will rise again... in our congregation someone that his 23 year old sister was murdered.. he says its better to know GOD than know the answers, another was a truck driver and a child on a bike rode out in front of him and the child died instantly.. he lives with the torment that this child died because of him... all along Loving the God that keeps him in HIS hands and comforts him... One lady has lost multiple babies.. either by miscarriage or still birth.. she lives daily with empty arms but knows GOD is still in control and it gives her hope. A lady with inoperable cancer still living after the doctors said she would not make it 5 years.. she lives with hope and knows God is the one that ultimately gives the life or death sentence. and she is cancer free but lives with many difficulties ! There is one person that is an abortion survivor and was raised without love... she lives with difficulty trusting others but lives for God and helping others live with HOPE! There are several couples that the man was addicted to porn.. their marriage was on the rocks... God turned them around and their marriage is stronger than ever.. God Reigns!! I could go on.. Daily there are people we meet and see .. we don't know the storys behind their lives .. I ask God to show me what HE sees.. I don't need to know the specifics all I need to do is show God's love .. because everyone has a story.. everyone has hurts because Life hurts at times... we have to learn how to give it continually to God.. lay it at the cross and be in His presence more and more!!! And while doing that .. Love everyone with Gods Love!!! watch YOUR/ MY attitude.... read between the lines.... there's always a reason for someones bad attitude or just somber look ! Whisper a prayer for them and send them a Blessing !
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