the inconvenience of the good Samaritan
Helping people has become fashionable. And easy. Click the donate button. Share a picture. Drop a can of food in a box. But what about when what is needed is not easy or simple. We look at our calendar and think... I do not have the time it will take to resolve this issue.... I already have so many other responsibilities.... I'm already doing x,y,z.... But here you are anyway, presented with this need, this opportunity to show that you love God above all else and that you love your neighbor more than yourself. It is an opportunity to worship through sacrifice. We do not serve a harsh and cruel God but One who IS LOVE. He does not call us to sacrifice to make us miserable but to give us life. At first look of a situation it will seem to be the opposite. We often deceive ourselves with this lie... If I engage in serving, in helping someone, in giving of all my time, my energy, my money, it will take life away from me. This is a lie from the enemy himself. True