How Much Do I Give?
written at Saturday, August 21, 2010
Am I stepping over any boundaries? How much say do I have in someone's life? Do I have to be too involved? Why do I care anyway? What do I have to say before it seems as through I am over-reacting or overly concerned with how someone is doing? How concerned should I be if someone's faith is being shaken through tough times? How much effort should I put in to make sure that my friend is on the right path? Do I care too much?
These questions have been running through my mind the last couple of days, you could say that I'm trying to figure out how much of my energies and time I should give to those around me. Or maybe I shouldn't think too much?
We are all at different stages of life, different life experiences and new things to see and do every single day, the different people we encounter and how our values and shaped by them. If I attempted to span my reach to every single one of them I will be drained, I will be exhausted just simply thinking about the issues and problems that they face in their stage of life. Is that bad? Someone tell me. How much do I give?
Actually, I'll answer my own question, but feel free to tell me if I have missed anything out. Maybe, it is all about balance, while I would love to see others around me spiritually flourish and grow, I also have to make sure I am well-fed and well-equipped to support and help those around me. Also, watching what I say and my actions as I go, what might become selfish-ness and pride without me least expecting it in my blind ignorance, am I doing all this to draw people to me when I should be encouraging them to walk with the Lord?
I pray for wisdom, discernment and most of all a heart with the purest of motives and intentions...especially when times seem so confusing and uncertain.
How Much Do I Give?
written at Saturday, August 21, 2010
Am I stepping over any boundaries? How much say do I have in someone's life? Do I have to be too involved? Why do I care anyway? What do I have to say before it seems as through I am over-reacting or overly concerned with how someone is doing? How concerned should I be if someone's faith is being shaken through tough times? How much effort should I put in to make sure that my friend is on the right path? Do I care too much?
These questions have been running through my mind the last couple of days, you could say that I'm trying to figure out how much of my energies and time I should give to those around me. Or maybe I shouldn't think too much?
We are all at different stages of life, different life experiences and new things to see and do every single day, the different people we encounter and how our values and shaped by them. If I attempted to span my reach to every single one of them I will be drained, I will be exhausted just simply thinking about the issues and problems that they face in their stage of life. Is that bad? Someone tell me. How much do I give?
Actually, I'll answer my own question, but feel free to tell me if I have missed anything out. Maybe, it is all about balance, while I would love to see others around me spiritually flourish and grow, I also have to make sure I am well-fed and well-equipped to support and help those around me. Also, watching what I say and my actions as I go, what might become selfish-ness and pride without me least expecting it in my blind ignorance, am I doing all this to draw people to me when I should be encouraging them to walk with the Lord?
I pray for wisdom, discernment and most of all a heart with the purest of motives and intentions...especially when times seem so confusing and uncertain.
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What matters supremely, therefore, is not
in the last analysis, the fact that I know God,
but the larger fact which underlies it --
the fact that He knows me.
J. I. Packer
