The other day I was speaking with someone and he shared with me how he was placed in an orphanage as a young child. He went on to share with me how his heart hurt from being separated from his family but the part that hurt him the most was when someone in the family would visit him and say these words, “I love you and stay strong.” The reason this hurt him so bad is because he did not understand how someone could say these words but then leave him behind.
Can you imagine a young child or even your own child in an orphanage without the love in the family? Can you imagine how hard this must be for children to hear the words of love but then see little to no action? Or, can you imagine what we are teaching our children when we don’t help someone in their fall? To just say the mere words I love you is the easy part but it is what we show in our actions that truly shows the love that we carry.
To love someone we are to go the extra mile for them and always put our own desires behind someone elses. Jesus taught us how to lead by putting ourself behind another and He truly demonstrated the power of God that is gained in love when we learn to serve one another. I challenge you today to go beyond the mere words in love and show someone that you really do care without expecting anything in return. If you know someone that is sick visit them. If you know someone that is in need then help them. If you know someone that would like to hear from you then contact them to show that you really do care…amen
Don’t ever allow Satan to cause you to think you don’t have time because you could be missing a blessing when you leave someone else behind…
James Harrison
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