I see a man, looks tired and worn out….
A woman prim and proper, has it all together…
A young kid sittin on the streets, the clothes on his back is all he has….
Another young man, suit and tie, ready to take on the world….
They are all in the same area, barely 20 feet separating them all in distance, but miles separating them in life. They look so different from each other, but they all have one common need. That is the love of Jesus in their life.
For so long I’ve walked by people of all different walks of life, call it boredom, call it apathy, call it self-focus, too busy, not even looking. I can alway make excuses, now it just seems stupid.
When I came face to face and saw the hurt and the loneliness in the eyes of even the best looking, most dressed up people, something in my heart changed. Something cried out inside of me that I just wanted to somehow show them God’s love for them. It didn’t matter if it was giving them a cup of hot chocolate, praying for them, sharing the gospel message, or simply just giving them a smile on their way by, I just wanted to let them see the love. For once its so much less about what goes on inside the doors of the church and so much more about what people can be touched on the streets.
It’s the way Jesus did it, and He is our greatest example……
February 17, 2010 at 3:50 pm |
awesome and inspiring dude!
February 17, 2010 at 6:55 pm |
Absolutely beautiful. I pray it is a change that moves you into action…and that I join the ranks as well! This is true life how it is meant to be lived… Oh to have a heart like God’s…but I don’t think we could handle it…
February 17, 2010 at 7:02 pm |
Nice job brothah! It’s like we’re all broken people before Jesus comes and fixes us. We have to be like him and see the broken people, find Gods direction and then move into action and release the kingdom of God on the earth.