Our
human nature is to ignore things that make us uncomfortable in hopes
that they go away. It bothers us when we see a homeless person standing
asking for money or even just sitting minding his own business. We don't
want him to interrupt our little world. We might drop a few coins in
his cup or hand him a dollar and drive off. We often judge them in our
minds or even out loud. Thinking they should get a job like we have. Or
thinking that they will probably just buy booze or cigarettes so why
should we give our hard earned money. We forget that it is only by the
mercy of God that we have a job, that we have extra money. We will spend
$20 on trash willingly but fight to let go of a dollar bill we would
never miss and probably didn't even know we had. All the time the judged
is probably just hoping, you won't pass him by. We don't stop, we are
too busy stressing over holiday parties and where we will spend/waste
hundreds of dollars on our spoiled kids while he only wants a sandwich!
Or while our kid's friends are wailing to school with old clothes, too
big and too cold. We are blessed beyond what our parents were and we
hold it tighter and tighter while our brothers and sisters suffer right
before our eyes. "But it's my money". Ignoring those people and children
is impossible when you have someone reminding you all the time. I have a
4 year old very perceptive, very inquisitive and very compassionate
daughter who doesn't miss a thing. Asking why he stands there with a
sign, where his mom and dad are, who will buy him presents, where he
sleeps, who keeps him warm, who loves him, does he have any friends. The
list goes on. If you have kids that ask those questions, there is no
turning away and hoping the light changes. It's real because we are
called as Christians to love the least of these and look out for them.
Feeding, clothing and helping those in need is what divine love is all
about. How many pairs of shoes do you not wear anymore? ..... Oh, his
only pair shows his toes,,,, it's December. Feeding, clothing, loving.
That's God's will. Showing them what true love is. Our own family needs
us. Lay it all out on the table and force yourself to look at it, study
it, hard. How can we as God loving, God fearing Christians go into His
house and see a kid with tattered shoes falling off their feet or a coat
too small or too thin for 20° weather and think 'poor kid' and never do
anything about it?!?! We are called to help the needy and where better
to start than at home. If We were fortunate enough we were all needy at
one time and had to do without. Too bad for us of we were never in want
of our next meal. We know what it's like although we let our brother or
sister go hungry or cold. We think to ourselves that they should trust
for their needs. They are. God brought it to our attention and we look
away. If we see a need and able to help but don't we are disobeying the
Word.
Help somebody. Not just in December but every month of the year.
