Hold On A Little Loner, Help Is On The Way!

Ever wonder what another is dealing with in their life or are you too caught up in your own. Jesus is there for all of us and he cares. Do you ever take time to pray with someone else? Do yo...u stop and have a conversation with someone just because? If all you give is a hello and a hand shake don't consider yourself being a blessing or even a super spiritual person...someone may need more than that. You can get a hello from a walmart greeter! Or a hand shake from a funeral director. Be a friend to someone who may need you. It could be an elderly lady who has no one at home to talk to. It could be a young person who is wondering what the true meaning to life is and is it really worth living. It could be someone who looks like they have it all together. Don't knock someone down. Pick them up. If they are not as high up as you feel you are...try talking to them long enough to see if you can help lift them up. Be more like Christ. He took time for that person in need. Be more of a friend than you have been in the past. Don't just wonder why they don't smile, take time to find out and try to make a difference as Christ did. Maybe you are new to church and you don't feel like you measure up to someone who has been in church for 30 years. Guess what, they get down and discouraged too. Trust me, I know. I was wounded in the house of my friends...and it has been hard to try to recover but little by little I am getting back on the mend. Many of you know we used to work with youth...we have for YEARS...Circumstances beyond our control happened causing us to stop that ministry. Sadly, It has taken me almost 11 months to get up the courage to even pray with a young person. I stepped out on faith while visiting a different church and that was the hardest thing I have done building up the courage to simply pray with a teen who had no idea what I had faced and the hurt. Dont' read more into this than there is...just know there are hurting people out there...some are lost and some are just facing battles...lets help each other...lets all pull together. Living for God is about helping a brother or sister in need...not pushing them down so far they can't see up! You just may be able to make a difference in someone's life, if you really want to. Give it a try! I dare ya!

Written 5/22/14