Jan
Touch the Hand
One of the things I am most focused on right now is ensuring that I am loving the people I come into contact with, whether accidentally or intentionally. Am I showing them the love of Christ by being authentically interested in them and their lives and am I pushing my own boundaries of comfort on a daily basis? In continuing to read Starving Jesus, I’ve come across the following excerpt:
Setting that course for utter dependence on God means giving up everything and creating outreach that leaves people thinking. Blind faith in the hands of the hungry yields power and freedom to do anything short of sin to capture the imagination and passion of any generation on the planet. With that freedom and power comes a responsibility to keep yourself level and strong before God as you reach into your community in the name of Christ. …
… Get outside and touch the hand of someone with needs.
What do you think of that? I for one want to make sure that I am pushing that envelope to reach out and share the love I got from Jesus first with those who also get it first.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Hey Kevin & Leah! Sure do miss you guys. I can truly appreciate your thoughts. I am finding it very difficult to love people right now. And, have felt this way for several months. Basically, I am so frustrated with people being uncompassionate, selfish, arrogant and self-absorbed that I find myself wanting to close myself in. I want to go home, shut the door, turn off the phone and turn off the lights. I am happy at home with just my husband, cat and dog. It’s comfortable there! I can talk to Steve about Christ, read about Christ and not deal with the disappointment of other humans. Sounds harsh doesn’t it? I haven’t totally shut down, but I could easily go that way. In this world that is so filled with selfishness, how do we love other people when there are people we just want to smack? :) I am probably fighting with God and just don’t want to admit it.
I reachout when I see someone in need, but I certainly don’t go seeking the needy to any great extent.