Sunday, August 10, 2008

love people where they are

wow..i was stumped for words today in a situation i wasn't ready for ..the moment of truth was to be practiced and displayed.what do i do?how do i behave?everything i have been studying in gods word seemed to go thru my thought process like a locomotive. the discipline i needed to keep quiet.oh so hard the first couple of minutes.my heart was racing.all of a sudden i heard the thunder outside and i was reminded of how Jesus washed Judas' feet.you know he did that even knowing Judas' heart.so why can't i love someone that has everything figured out,someone that is so determined to "have it her way",someone selfish and picking apart the lives of her children?..but wait , hear me out , she is also someone confused about gods word,someone hurting ,someone who needs to know the love of Jesus.ever watched someone headed for disaster, that just came out of a disaster ? you just wanted to shake them?.what in the world could they possibly be thinking?what a slap on the face when i remembered how Jesus washed the feet of Judas.Judas ,full of deceit and Jesus -all knowing ..who am i that i can't love someone who is hard to love ?who am i that can't get this thing together to fulfill his purpose he has created me for?i am to be an example of his servant hood.i must love like Jesus did.as Jesus hung on that cross looking like a raw piece of meet, his word says,before his dissension to heaven he said to forgive them ,they know not what they do,love one another.. ever been in a situation like this.. with everything in me i would have loved to just deliver a quick drop kick and then finish it off with a blow to the jaw, but talk about hypocrisy..so instead of doing what i wanted to do so bad i chose to do what i have been commanded to do .yes, the holy spirit took over today.praise Jesus for the holy spirit that lives in me.you all know someone who -IF YOU COULD , YOU WOULD...as i read my scripture daily and feed off of his word i am becoming more free to do his will and let others see and feel my lord Jesus thru my words and actions. now don't misunderstand the point here , don't think of me as a ticking time bomb.well you could if you wanted to but that would be a lie.instead get the point of what I'm trying to say here, my love for my lord is so precious to me and as the struggles come and go, i pray that he will equip me with the strength needed to love the unlovable.
my desire is be an encouragement for readers.love people where they are..

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