Pay It Forward

There are opportunities every day to invest in the future. I think it’s wise to prepare for some of the unknowns that could happen to us. At the same time, the Lord talks about living for him in the here and now. If we get so caught up living for the future we can’t smell the fragrance of the flowers today. We can be so busy preparing to live that we never really live.  Jesus taught about priorities and how our actions do matter toward our eternity. Check this out…

God cares about the broken hearted and downtrodden people around me. He cares about the people who are thirsty in our world. He cares about the hungry. I am to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the hungry, thirsty, strangers all around me and around the world. One of my major weaknesses is reaching out to people in prison. Jesus clearly cares about people in prison because they are mentioned here with the hungry and thirsty. I’ve always been a little freaked out by the people in prison because some of them have done some pretty notorious things and they scare me. I’ve got to find a way to minister them and overcome some of my fears.  I am called by the Lord to serve others and not just take the easy route to that end. This “rattles my cage” a bit. I am so thankful that the Lord is patient with me as I figure this one out. I so want to honor Him with the “least of these” and invest in my eternity by serving others. This serving includes serving the unlovable, beaten down people all around me.