Have Patience, Give Comfort, Uplift Those In Need
Ξ October 22nd, 2007 | → Comments Off | ∇ Christian Living, End Times |
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In these days of anticipating the Lord’s return, I have noticed how much worse the world is today than what it was when I was growing up. While I know that I did not notice much of what went on around me, I now know that things were much simpler, much more free than it is today. For instance, I was allowed to walk to school many blocks by myself to go to kindergarten. Now, it would be foolish to let a child that age out alone like that. Those days were so much more relaxed and safe than now.
People used to help others. I remember my Dad stopping to help someone with a flat tire on several occasions. I was taught that it’s the right thing to do to help someone in need. Too often these days, people are afraid to help someone for fear of getting involved, ending up with lawsuits and so on. That should not be so.
(1Thess. 5:14) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
Perhaps now more than ever, we need to learn to “comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient to all”. When someone has a problem and God is urging you to help, don’t ignore it..help them. You say God isn’t telling you to help? What about that feeling that you should help them? What do you think that is? God is trying to get your attention.
With all that’s going on in the world, there are so many people who are fainthearted and weak who need comforting and uplifting right now. Then there’s that nasty little word that no one wants to hear—Patience!!! Be patient with those closest to you, especially your family. They can have hurt feelings from your impatience with them.
Road rage is a huge problem now. People are in a rush. They cannot wait for a moment or two more. Everyone is in a hurry. Everyone has pressure from somewhere. Out of that rushing to get somewhere, the pressure of a job or just the traffic and those other things in their lives, road rage is born. It’s as simple as this–lack of patience. So many will not take responsibility for their actions and just simply be patient.
If we will just take some time to notice that a family member or coworker needs an encouraging word, their day could be a lot brighter. If we were to talk to someone and gently, lovingly let them know that their behavior is not acceptable, maybe they would learn something and change. If we would give comfort to a person who looks like they just lost their best friend, maybe that person would decide that someone really does care about them after all and not attempt suicide. If we could just help someone who is not yet able to do the things that others can do becuse they are weak in that area, maybe that person’s hope would be restored. Maybe if we are patient with someone, they will not go out and kill someone else with road rage.
Do you see how your actions could change someone else’s life? Don’t we need to see what our actions actually do to others? If we are sad or angry around others, doesn’t that influence them too? If that’s the case, then if we are happy and cheerful, doesn’t that also influence others?
Why not take the time to give an encouraging word to someone. Why not tell someone you care about their problems. Why not give someone a chance to do a better job, explain something more fully and carefully. Above all, why not be more patient in all you do and say. Be cheerful. Enjoy life just a little more. Be blessed in the Lord!! Because:
(Psalms 118:24) This is the day which Jehovah has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
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