Right now, millions of people are walking around thinking that no one cares. No one cares about them… No one cares about their problems… No one cares about a certain situation or issue… No one cares about the tragedies going on around them…
They walk around feeling helpless and alone. They don’t see any hope. They don’t feel any love.
Jesus’ ministry was so effective because He cared. He could have walked around performing miracles and preaching God’s Kingdom and not had as great of a result if He had not have cared in the midst of all of it.
Because Jesus cared He reached out to the lepers – a group of people the whole nation was instructed to shun because of their illness. Because Jesus cared He ministered to the Samaritan woman – a member of a race with whom the Israelites were enemies. Because Jesus cared He preached and ministered to the crowds when He Himself just wanted to rest and get away. Because Jesus cared He followed through on His mission all the way to the cross and the grave.
I know at times I go about life as if I have blinders on. I have tunnel vision and can only see what relates to me and my needs, wants, and desires. Too often, I miss out on interacting with another person in a more meaningful way or doing a good deed that would bring a smile to someone’s face. All because I didn’t take a minute to notice… to care.
Do you care about those around you? Do you consider other peoples’ feelings, issues, and situations? Do you notice when someone around you needs some care?
Today, make an effort to care about what’s going around you. Turn off the tunnel vision and pay attention to the people, situations, and issues happening in your world. What can you do to show that you care? How can you give someone the same kind of attention that Jesus did?
Don’t just live today for yourself. Make it about someone else.
Verse of the Day: But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Matthew 9:36
They walk around feeling helpless and alone. They don’t see any hope. They don’t feel any love.
Jesus’ ministry was so effective because He cared. He could have walked around performing miracles and preaching God’s Kingdom and not had as great of a result if He had not have cared in the midst of all of it.
Because Jesus cared He reached out to the lepers – a group of people the whole nation was instructed to shun because of their illness. Because Jesus cared He ministered to the Samaritan woman – a member of a race with whom the Israelites were enemies. Because Jesus cared He preached and ministered to the crowds when He Himself just wanted to rest and get away. Because Jesus cared He followed through on His mission all the way to the cross and the grave.
I know at times I go about life as if I have blinders on. I have tunnel vision and can only see what relates to me and my needs, wants, and desires. Too often, I miss out on interacting with another person in a more meaningful way or doing a good deed that would bring a smile to someone’s face. All because I didn’t take a minute to notice… to care.
Do you care about those around you? Do you consider other peoples’ feelings, issues, and situations? Do you notice when someone around you needs some care?
Today, make an effort to care about what’s going around you. Turn off the tunnel vision and pay attention to the people, situations, and issues happening in your world. What can you do to show that you care? How can you give someone the same kind of attention that Jesus did?
Don’t just live today for yourself. Make it about someone else.
Verse of the Day: But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Matthew 9:36
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