Looking Beyond Ourselves seems hard but it is what the world needs today!
Yes, people want to hear feel good messages about how God will deliver them and bless them, but what about the flip side, what about the message of God wanting us to bless others? Something as simple as changing our mindset about how we feel about others is greatly needed. We do not know each other’s story so who are we to judge? We do not know what side of the bed the other person woke up on, all we know is that we woke up on the right side. It is then our duty to help the person who woke up on the wrong side change their mindset in order to have a better day. We should not stay in our corner and cast judgment because someone is not behaving in the way we think they should. The world needs less judgment and more understanding so we can lift each other up to the level that generates a far-reaching change for the better. Who are we to judge?
I spoke about this already but a reminder is needed. I was conversing with my girlfriend and she told me how she was so focused on some ‘stuff’ that was going on with her. In the midst of beseeching God he delivered a message to her – “my people are dying for lack of knowledge and wisdom”.
The message is, yes, you have your issues, but there are far bigger issues (that has resulted in darkness among God’s people) in the world today. A darkness that we need to eliminate by shining our light on others.
Look beyond yourself and your circumstances, look around you. That’s what God wants us to do. Look around us…
It takes me back to the story of Achan and the battle against Ai where the Israelites were defeated. God had given the Israelites clear instructions after their defeat against Jericho. Achan disobeyed God, instead of Joshua using knowledge and wisdom (remember the instructions given) to figure out what went wrong; he started ‘woe be unto me/us. What are we going to do now?’ God had to tell him to stop and look around. We need to stop crying over spilled milk that we have created. We need to make better decisions based on how God instructs us to live. We need to move out of our zone and realize that we need to do God’s work. People are perishing for lack of knowledge and wisdom. The harvest is plenty but the workers are few.
We sit everyday and wonder what can we do. We can open our eyes and look beyond ourselves and do something for someone else. We know it. So why are we not doing it.
My sister
I have come to realise that this is the ME generation. Everyone looking out for themselves, there is such a spirit of ungratefulness and selfishness on the land today. Let us join together pray and break this yoke of bondage that has tied its noose around our this generation necks and heart. in my devotion today my scripture focused on giving with joy not out of duty, so I believe that it should start with us. I believe it is not just giving financially but of our time, our ears and our joy. Let us spread the good word of love that is Christ within us. Have a blessed and wonderful day. I love you
It indeed starts with us! we should stop looking at a big picture meaning that the world in general is in need of help but we have to understand that we cannot help everyone. We make the thought overwhelm us and that I believe is where the “me’ mentality begins because we say to ourselves that this problem is too big and therefore let me take care of number 1 “me”. But if we help one we are helping the world. It starts with just one person helping another and we may be surprised how many people we help indirectly because we extended ourselves to one person. Thats how it works.