In Focus

One of my friends on Facebook posted this verse as her status:


"But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?" Galations 4:9


This could be spread out into a million different lessons, but when I read it...I thought about how easily my emotions get run over by silly, petty things. I don't even think about it. I just let it control me, my thoughts, what I talk about. I too often meditate on MY problems, when in reality, they're not problems at all. They're just...dumb. Situations like the dog waking me up too early, realizing there's a stain on my white shirt, not getting my coffee fix in the morning, having heart strings pulled at, etc. The list goes on and on.


How many times do I wake up in the morning and say, "I wonder how I can help/encourage/comfort someone who's in the midst a problem?" What do you think? What kind of friend are you? Can you spot when your fellow brother or sister is in need? Do you even ask?


In Job 2:11-13, Job's friends initiated a leave-home-and-go-comfort-Job-even-if-it-takes-a-whole-week visit. When they saw Job...he was barely recognizable. His whole body was covered in sores and blood (reminds me of a certain Yeshua.) They began weeping and tearing their clothes, and they sat with Job for seven days and nights in moral support.


And we can't cut out a couple hours or even minutes to surround someone with love and compassion?


When we loose sight of how much God loves us and what Jesus Christ did for us, we forget the love and compassion He had on us. And if we forget His love and compassion, we have no desire to share it with others.


Stay in focus.


Erin