Healthy People Don’t Need A Doctor

Main Scripture:  On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17 (NLT)

Song to Meditate On: Heal the World – Michael Jackson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf-eARnf6U)

A very good friend of mine spends most of his Friday evenings hanging out with some security guards and bearers. My friend is one of those persons people may consider  “accomplished”. He has his Masters, owns his own house, owns his own car etc. Most security guards and bearers in Jamaica have a basic high school education and would be in the lower echelon of society.

My friend often tells me that if the conversation or time spent does not add value to his life he would prefer not engage in it. Out of curiosity, one day I asked him what value do these men add to his life? He told me that although his background might not be similar to these men he learns quite a bit from them; in addition to that he uses the opportunity to impact their lives positively. One of them in particular hardly makes a decision without consulting him first.

This is the same approach Jesus took, while the tax collectors and sinners were considered scums by the Pharisees and Sadducees, Jesus sat and eat with them. While doing this he connected with them and used the opportunity to impact their lives and to teach them about the Kingdom of God. Many of these people carried on His legacy and message after He was crucified so that we could be partakers of the Kingdom today. Some of these people are famous today, for example Matthew was a tax collector, one of Jesus’ disciples and the writer of the Gospel of Matthew.

There are many people out there that we sometimes consider to be inferior to ourselves because of their situation or their status in life. For example the young men on the streets or in gangs and the girls who get pregnant too early. Many of these people have low self-confidence or low self-esteem. A lot of them did not get the opportunity to get a good education. So many of them have greatness locked up inside of them, however they are constantly told that they will never turn out to anything good.

These people need someone to believe in them. They need someone to impart positivity and hope into their lives. They need someone to show them a different way of looking at things, someone to mentor them and someone to encourage them.

Ladies, a good leader impacts others around them and makes other leaders. It is not enough to always have persons imparting into us but we must find others to impart into as well. My encouragement to you is to find someone other than your own children that you can impact today. Join a women’s group, encourage someone, volunteer somewhere and start making a difference in someone’s life today.

 “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”—Jack Welch

Have A God Filled Day Ladies

Let’s Pray,

Father God, open our eyes today to see those around us who needs us. Teach us not be selfish with what you have imparted into us, instead teach us to be more like you, living our lives to serve others.

In Jesus Name

Amen