Main Scripture: Therefore,
as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion… Colossians
3:12 (NIV)
"When
you light a lamp for someone else, you brighten your own path too."
Do you find
that you are miserable and unhappy? Do you find that you are always worried and
cannot seem to find a way out of your situation? The quote above encourages us
to be compassionate to someone else and this will cause us to be happy too. You
see ladies there is really no greater joy you can find than when you impart
into someone else’s life.
You might be
thinking that you are so down and depressed and that your situation is so bad
but there is always someone else with a far worst situation than yours. I agree
that you may not have all you need at your disposal or you may be going through
some hard trials at this time but I guarantee you that if you should take a
poll of all your neighbours you will find that at least one of them are having
a situation worse than yours.
It was Mother
Teresa who said “Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta.
Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely right there where you are — in
your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your
schools. You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see.
Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared
for, just rejected by society — completely forgotten, completely left alone.”
Ladies when
your eyes are opened and you find these people, don’t just feel sorry for them,
put compassion into action, many times we see people with a bad situation and
we feel sorry for them and do nothing about it. You do not have to have money
to light a lamp for someone else; you can simply lend a listening ear or take
some food over to the neighbor instead of leaving it in the refrigerator to
spoil.
Recently, I
met a very old man and someone told me that he was not able to pay his rent and
at times he did not have food. Ladies, my heart went out to him, he is old but
he is so diligent and kindhearted. When I asked how much his rent was, I was
told $1,500 JD or $15USD per month. My heart went out even further because I
knew that even though I do not have a lot of money; $1500 was not much so I
started paying his rent monthly. This is not much ladies, but it alleviates his
worries of paying the rent and is just a small example of compassion in action.
It also an example of how when you think you have problems you realize that
other persons are worse off, as I could not believe that someone was paying
such a small amount of money for rent and could not afford it. God opened my
eyes that night.
There are many
persons around you that are in need of some compassion. Ask God to open your
eyes to see them and ask him to clothe you with compassion so that you will
reach out to them. The benefits of helping are twofold, you get rid of your
unhappiness and the person is happy too.
I will leave
you with words
from the 14th Dalai Lama ““When we
feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and
cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
Have A God
Filled Day Ladies
Let’s Pray,
Lord Jesus, thank you for another day, thank you for all that you
have done for us Lord. Father, we pray today that you will clothe us with
compassion and that you will open up our eyes to see those who need compassion
so that this world will be a better place to live.
In Jesus Name
Amen
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