Being present for those around us and being mindful of those that God brings into our lives is a good thing. It honors them and it honors the Lord through them. I have to admit I tend to take a negative view of those around me. Negative in the sense that they draw from me, or need something from me. People are to be served or cared for, or they are there to discipline me in some area of my life. I sometimes forget that God will send people into my life to be a blessing, to be His ministers to me. I discount those blessings because I do not feel worthy. In John 13:20 Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” When I don’t accept those sent to bless me, am I in some way not accepting Jesus and the Father as well?
July 13, 2009 at 11:38 am |
You are a blessing to me.