We're All Going Through Things

What are you going through right now?  We all get wrapped up in our own problems don't we?

Everybody is going through something.

We may share it with someone close to us or we may keep it inside.  There are times that we think no one cares.  I can assure you that there is always at least one person who cares and understands.  

The Bible tells us that Jesus is well acquainted with what the Bible describes as infirmities.  An infirmity is a physical or emotional weakness. We are all human and we are going to have weakness.  Our lives won’t always go as expected.  

When I walk down the street where I live to pickup food, I pass many people.  People from different backgrounds, different cultures and different problems.  We all may be different but we all still going through something.  

There was a contemporary Christian song many years ago called "People Need the Lord" by Steve Green that says:

Everyday they pass me by

I can see it in their eyes

Empty people filled with care

Headed who knows where

On they go through private pain

Living fear to fear

Laughter hides their silent cries

Only Jesus hears

People need the Lord, people need the Lord

At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door

People need the Lord, people need the Lord

When will we realize people need the Lord?

While God usually doesn’t intervene in our lives in a tangible way, He does still care about us and sometimes He uses others to help us.  He can work through the kindness of others.  It doesn’t have to be some supernatural creepy encounter but just a simple act of kindness.

The second verse of the song by Steve Green says:

We are called to take His light

To a world where wrong seems right.

What could be too great a cost

For sharing life with one who's lost?

Through His love our hearts can feel

All the grief they bear

They must hear the words of life

Only we can share

Small acts of kindness, such as helping someone in need or offering a listening ear, can make a big difference in someone's life.  Helping others, especially those who are vulnerable or marginalized, is a way to show God's love and compassion. 

I will admit that many times I am oblivious and not looking for opportunities to touch others with kindness.  An act of kindness can go a long way.  Let's make that effort to be nice to the cashier at the store, open the door for someone or look for ways to bless others.  While we may have our problems, helping others is a good way to help us in dealing with our own.