So love your enemies. Remember that the measure you use to measure others is the same way you will be measured. Somehow that is so reassuring to me. I do sometimes do judgmental things, but I can say on a whole, I am not a very judgmental person. I know God is not a judgmental God, but sometimes I'm so hard on myself that I forget God doesn't think the same way.
What I found especially convicting in today's reading was the line in Luke where Jesus says to give to everyone who begs of you. I am notorious for walking right by beggars and needy people I see. Frankly, they make me nervous. Sometimes, I don't have anything to give them. Usually, I just don't want to. Does this make me a bad person? Yes. Will I change? Probably not. It's not that I am ungenerous. I give all kinds of money away. I just don't like giving to them. You never know what they are going to do with money. And it's hard to stop and talk to them. Especially being the young white female I am. You can't just stop on the side of the road and chat with a homeless person. It's all kinds of sketchy.
I know I should have more compassion towards these people, and that's why this passage is so convicting. I don't have much compassion for the homeless. I feel sorry for them. But beyond that, mah. If they were children, my heart would break. Lord, help me to have a heart like yours!
My house is not built on sand where the floods immediately wash it away. One little trial and BOOM gone! No, my house is built on the Rock. No matter how high the waters go, the damage will not be great. My house will not wash away. I may lose my fancy big screen, but the foundations - the structure will always remain. I'm not sure what my big screen is a metaphor for, but it sounded nice, right?
No storms will wash me away. I have a solid house and a rain jacket.
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