the effect of sin is always insecurity. the more we sin, the more insecure we become. somebody ignores you at a party and you say, “they must not like me!” no, maybe they just didn't even see you were there. but because you were seeing through the eyes of fear you're vulnerable.
i heard a story this week where a woman was standing at a bus stop. a lady from her church walked up and said nothing to her. she thought, “she must be mad at me. she's upset with me. she must not like me. therefore i don't like her.” they both got on the bus and about five minutes later the lady looked over and saw her and said, “oh, i'm sorry. i didn't see you here.” and she started talking. she said, “i was just consumed with my own pain. i just came from the doctor and found that my son has leukemia.”
when we look at life through the eyes of fear, we don't see other people in their pain. we only see our fear. we miss opportunities to minister to others. we can only see ourselves and what victims we are. we must look and see the pain of others and give our lives away as JESUS said.
just a thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
yes this is our fear who is ruling over us now days ,insecurity ,fear of being left alone ,and complex are the diseases who caught us from inside and we have become a huge abnormal case .
This is so true! We are so consumed by our own insecurities and fears that we are blind to those around us - we cannot be of service to others because we are so wrapped up with ourselves.
I continue to pray that I am die to myself everyday, put other people first, and look past my own worries and fears to able to serve.
Thanks for the post!
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