it's not enough to play the part...

Think about a time you saw something wrong, instantly felt the heaviest burden on your heart to do something, and simultaneously looked away .  I know this has happened to you.  I feel quite sure it's happened to us all, more than once.  Now, think about the countless times, I'm sure, you've wondered "what is wrong with this world?".  I guess I've made my point a little early in my rant.

Let me continue by saying: I get it!  -As if I didn't have enough to worry about in my own life! Someone else will help.  If I see it one more time I'll say/do something.- We have all reasoned with ourselves in the same way and although we may think our reasons for not helping were justified, I'd bet for the most part we were wrong.

Now I have a confession to make.  I'm writing this blog about myself.  Lately I've been so consumed with my busy life that I've found myself trying to justify a lot of decisions I've made.  I'm not writing this with some genius solution to this world-wide epidemic of selfishness.  None of us will ever be able to display the perfect love of Jesus Christ.  One of the biggest things that turn people off to Christianity is some Christians themselves.  Saying and doing are two totally different things, it's not enough to play the part.  We need to make sure we show the love God in every opportunity that presents itself.  This won't always happen, we are only human.  Let's just keep reminding each other!  Once I was reminded that I was totally off track I thought someone else might be in a place in their life where they could also use that reminder.  My reminder came in the form of a song...

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? -1 John 3:17

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.-Galatians 6:2

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.-Romans 15:1