Uncomfortably compassionate. John 15:13

Posted on by Just broken

John 15:13 (NLT)
13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT)
31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God

We are called to be compassionate. Most of us would say that we are very, very compassionate. Within reason. Christ calls us to be compassionate to the point of discomfort. That is just flat out to uncomfortable to most people.

Gotta as why? Why is is so uncomfortable to be compassionate?

Matthew 25:44-45 (NLT)
44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’”

We are called to do more than be comfortable with the riches we’ve been blessed with. We are called to be uncomfortably compassionate. We are called to be the difference that honors, glorifies, worships Christ. We are to be uncomfortably compassionate.

Psalm 133:1 (NLT)
1 How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

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I Love The Father, Son and Holy Spirit and the blessings He has poured into my life. I pray that I live a life that glorifies Him in all I do, but I fail every day, many, many, many times. I have come here through brokenness, a trail of pain and broken promises that I've created through my self centeredness, self will and arrogance. For those I've hurt, please forgive me for what I did. Those things that I remember I am truly sorry I did them. I wish I could undo them. I can't. I use these lessons as motivation to be a builder, to take those experiences and hopefully keep someone else out of their own similar experiences. I love my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my strangers, and those the world would like to dismiss as an unfortunate error messing up worldly perfection. I get frustrated with all of the above too, for I am broken, not like God. Lord, give me your wisdom, your patience, and knowledge of your will for me and the strength to carry that out in all I do. I believe we have work to do while we are here and need to be actively engaged in allowing God to work through us. A Christian is someone who does what The Father, Son and Holy Spirit calls them to do, a builder not a taker, a conduit not a pinnacle, humble and serving. Micah 6:8 Matthew 25:31-46