Think About It

Do you ever feel bad that you can’t help everyone? It seems that there are ample opportunities to help people in need – in fact, the reality of it is that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of requests out there. One of the challenges of our modern society is that there is so much need on open display that we can quickly become discouraged about how “little” we are able to do. Have you ever passed someone asking for assistance and heard Jesus’ words, “… to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.” (Matthew 25:46). It is easy to get down about what we are doing even if we are being proactive in helping others! So, how can we overcome the guilt we feel about not helping everyone? I think the answer is found in being purposeful in helping people. Whether it is spending a regular amount of time with a particular opportunity or dedicating a certain amount of your money to helping those who are hurting, when we are act

How do we react when we are corrected? As much as we probably hate to admit it, we aren’t perfect, so there are going to be times when we make mistakes. Now, just for the minute, let’s take the moral element of sin out of it – what do we do when someone with good intentions corrects our information or behavior? If you are like many of us, you might try to defend yourself and discredit their admonition; however, there is a better way to deal with it. Not long ago, I was appropriately corrected in something I was mistaken. My first temptation was to react and place the blame on something else, but interestingly the way the other person approached the situation – factually and supportively – I was quickly able to move from a reaction to a response. As I thought about my circumstance, I was reminded of Apollos in Acts 18 who had his preaching corrected by Aquila and Priscilla who “… took him aside and explained the way of God more accurately to him.” (Acts 18:26). This approach not o