If You Think You Are Too Important To Help Someone,
You Are Only Fooling Yourself.
You Are Not That Important.
Scripture
Galatians 6
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.
Observation
The Apostle Paul in Galatians 6 is talking to you and me as brothers and sisters in Christ, telling us to share each other's burdens, gently and humbly helping other believers back onto the right path. We need to remind ourselves that only because of the grace of God that we are not doing the same thing and in the same situation as they are.
The story of the Good Samaritan, found in Luke 10, is an example of two guys, who thought that they were too important to help someone in need. One was a priest and the other is described as a Levite (someone who helped the priest in the Temple), both of these men saw the wounded man lying on the road but they thought that they were too important to take the time to help him.
Being too busy to help someone, too busy to call someone, too busy to even send a text message to someone, really translates, “I am too important!”
Sorry my friend, but you and I are not that important!
Let's help them!
Application
I will look for someone who needs my help today.
How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to organize my priorities where I am not too busy to help someone else. Show me who needs my help today. Show me who needs a word of encouragement. Show me who needs for me to pray for them. Don't let me think that I am too important to help someone else. Always remind me that I am not that important. Help me to be Your hands and Your feet today. I pray today for those who are sick. I pray for healing. I pray for those who are struggling with their marriage. Help them not to give up.
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I just saw that I wrote this on March 15, 2016 – Maybe it will speak to you! It goes along with my thoughts today.
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Scripture
Galatians 6
9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.
Observation
These days I wake up tired, and I go to bed tired. Maybe that is why these verses got my attention this morning. Or maybe it is because Kathy and I have become so weary trying to help and pray for those we love with struggles that seem to be destroying them.
The Word that I take from these verses today is, “At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
Giving up. Is there someone you are ready to give up on?
Maybe they have hurt you, maybe they have even hurt you over and over again … don’t give up on them. I am not saying that you live with abuse. I am not saying that you are to be a “doormat” for people to walk all over you.
We do need to set boundaries with these people we love who because of their behavior, because of their actions are no longer easy to love. For sure we need to learn how to love them with a “tuffer” love.
We don’t need to enable them to keep on with their destructive lifestyle, but we don’t give up on them either.
Love is a choice, not just a feeling or an emotion.
I don’t love him anymore, or I don’t love her anymore really means that I am choosing not to love that person anymore.
God loves us unconditionally. We are to do the same.
They don’t deserve to be treated with love. You are right.
You and I don’t deserve God’s love, but He pours out His love on us anyway!
Don’t give up! At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Application
I will not give up on people who are struggling. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I know at least a little how You must feel when people decide to destroy their lives with sinful and selfish living. It hurts to watch people you love make bad choices that only causes hurt and destruction not only to themselves but also to everyone around them. You have given us the ministry of reconciliation. We must not give up on people.
You know who I am praying for. You know who is on my heart. Don’t ever let me give up on them. Don’t let me get too tired, too weary that I give up. I want to reap the harvest of blessing. Give folks that are tired the strength that they need to walk in victory today. You are Almighty God. Nothing is too hard for You.
Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 28,29; Galatians 6
> I have made it a habit to pray for those who read this blog! I enjoy lifting you and your family up to the Lord in prayer.
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