Phone Call

Today I received a phone call that has shock me up. It has really made me stop and think about the time that we each have here on Earth. It is crazy how short our time on Earth is. Our time on Earth is short but or purpose is huge. I am one of those people who try to save everyone. I was blessed with a gift of compassion and I hate to see people suffering, so if I can help I try. Today was a reminder that we can not save everyone. “For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.” Matthew 7:13 There you have it many will chose the road of destruction but that does not mean that we stop trying to reach them. It does not mean that after they reject us once we give up. No we fight for them. We need to continue to show them the love of Christ and that he is there to help them out. And we pray. We pray that God will help soften their hearts to his word and to his love.
Another thing this call brought up is a discussion that I have had with my mom many times. How do people survive without Christ? When my granddad past away, I know the only reason I made it through the way I did is because of Christ and the knowledge that Papa was now in a place of no suffering. That is not the only time that Christ is there for us. There is a verse that I love that describes how Christ helps us out daily. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” When those burns in life begin to pile up on you and you fill that you are suffocating or that there is no way out, it is Christ who comes and answers your broken cries for help. Without Christ, what stops the burdens and the struggles from crushing you?
We have this awesome gift of Christ and so many times as Christians we get too caught up in our lives to share him with the ones around us. There are people who are hurting under your very nose and so many times they go unnoticed. Brandon Heath says it perfectly “Lord give me your eyes!” This should be our cry that we could see people through his eyes so that we can see that they are suffering and we can open those loving arms of Christ to them. So I am going to work harder on praying for the people I know are lost and to try and see the world through God’s eyes. I hope that you will join me.