Posted by my Babygirl: Tracy Koweh, My daughter birthed by the Spirit!
What Are You Waiting For…
1 John 3:17 (Amplified Bible)
17But if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?
17But if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?
1 John 3:17 (New Living Translation)
17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
I recently read an article written by the “perfect husband”, and he pointed out that men do see the dirty dishes in the sink, but that their minds don’t register for them to clean it up. Some time last year I went to visit my grandparents, and I recall my grandmother asking my uncle to take out the trash. It was amazing to me that a grown man would sit there and not only see the trash running over but continue to add to the pile. The question that came to my mind, was why did he even need to be asked?
As a mother, when I see my daughter has a dirty diaper, I don’t ask her if she needs me to change her, and I don’t wait for her to come tell me she needs to be changed. The love that I have for her compels me to want to make her as comfortable as possible. If you have a friend that’s about to jump off a roof, do you go to them to save their life, or do you wait for them to ask for you help.
Last night I had a discussion with Lisa, and I told her that I thought our giving hearts were a blessing and a curse. A blessing to those around us, but a curse to ourselves. We see a bird with a broken wing and we turn into vet of the year. We hear about a cousin of a friend of a co-worker is sick, and we offer to prepare a meal. If someone just happens to mention that something in their life is out of place, we immediately try to fix it. How could God give us such a sensitive spirit to the needs of EVERYONE around us and then not put anyone around us to meet our needs. The answer was simple, He was the One supplying our needs the entire time, and we just couldn’t see it. We couldn’t see that He had given us the resources to be in a position to be a blessing to so many.
It’s such a reassuring feeling to serve a God who is a need filler and a way maker. To have a God in our corner who meets our needs because He loves us and for no other reason. Sometimes we wait for people to need us or come to us because it gives us a false sense of self-gratification. It lifts us up and allows us to feel important. We wake up every morning with or without a personal request to God. He is faithful and sincere in the giving of his heart. Have you ever been having a really bad day, and got home to find a small gift at your doorstep, an unexpected check in the mail, or a card from a friend just to say hello? That’s God meeting a need in your life. Sometimes God will fulfill a need that we don’t even know we have. So this year as we expand our minds, enlarge our hearts, and engage our minds, lets purpose to be a blessing to someone God has placed in our lives.
The Bible says that the measure you give is the measure He will give back to you. So could you survive if God blessed you, with the same terms you bless others.
As a mother, when I see my daughter has a dirty diaper, I don’t ask her if she needs me to change her, and I don’t wait for her to come tell me she needs to be changed. The love that I have for her compels me to want to make her as comfortable as possible. If you have a friend that’s about to jump off a roof, do you go to them to save their life, or do you wait for them to ask for you help.
Last night I had a discussion with Lisa, and I told her that I thought our giving hearts were a blessing and a curse. A blessing to those around us, but a curse to ourselves. We see a bird with a broken wing and we turn into vet of the year. We hear about a cousin of a friend of a co-worker is sick, and we offer to prepare a meal. If someone just happens to mention that something in their life is out of place, we immediately try to fix it. How could God give us such a sensitive spirit to the needs of EVERYONE around us and then not put anyone around us to meet our needs. The answer was simple, He was the One supplying our needs the entire time, and we just couldn’t see it. We couldn’t see that He had given us the resources to be in a position to be a blessing to so many.
It’s such a reassuring feeling to serve a God who is a need filler and a way maker. To have a God in our corner who meets our needs because He loves us and for no other reason. Sometimes we wait for people to need us or come to us because it gives us a false sense of self-gratification. It lifts us up and allows us to feel important. We wake up every morning with or without a personal request to God. He is faithful and sincere in the giving of his heart. Have you ever been having a really bad day, and got home to find a small gift at your doorstep, an unexpected check in the mail, or a card from a friend just to say hello? That’s God meeting a need in your life. Sometimes God will fulfill a need that we don’t even know we have. So this year as we expand our minds, enlarge our hearts, and engage our minds, lets purpose to be a blessing to someone God has placed in our lives.
The Bible says that the measure you give is the measure He will give back to you. So could you survive if God blessed you, with the same terms you bless others.
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