Last week sometime I heard the phrase "be the hands and feet of Jesus". Could be a song. Could've been from something I read. Not really sure. But that phrase has gone through my head a lot over the last week. You know, it would be a lot easier to lead a "self-filled" life, rather than trying to be Christ's hands and feet. It means putting other's needs before your own. It is the opposite of what our culture tells us today. There are so many needs all around us.......many greater than our own. We need to have compassion. God has taught me compassion in numerous different areas in the past year. Compassion for those with addictions. Compassion for those going through financial hardship. Compassion for single mothers. Compassion for those with loved ones in hospitals. Compassion for those with cancer. Compassion for mothers with really sick children.... So, those are just SOME of the areas I can think of right off the top of my head. Guess you have to go through some hard things to gain compassion. Or at least it has worked for me.
C - caring about/for others
O - offering to help
M- meeting needs
P - prayer for those in need
A - acts of kindness
S- serving
S - sharing the burden
I - not about I
O- owning the problem
N- noticing needs
Expectations for 2012
14 years ago
Reminds me of a sermon I recall Pastor Cotten delivering once that included an illustration about the most important words of human relations:
ReplyDelete6: "I admit that I was wrong"
5: "You did a great job"
4: "What do you think?"
3: "Could you please"
2: "Thank you"
1: "We"
Least: "I"
That is good. I probably really need to work on #'s 6, 5, and 4! I think I'm better at #'s 3,2, and 1, but Chris might have a differing opinion!
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