We Should Be Better Than This

I love my family, but sometimes we are the worse.  We continually say we love each other, but our actions don’t show it.  We hate, gossip, avoid, and refuse to help when needed.  We should be better than this.

I love my church, but sometimes we are not Christ-like.  We treat each other great on Sunday, but use social media to say things we shouldn’t.  We fail to step up when there are things that need to be done.  We leave the church grounds and live in our private world, allowing things of the world to be of primary interest.  We should be better than this.

I love my friends, but sometimes we are unfriendly.  When we need help, we seem alone.  When we are going through something, few, if any, call or come to check on us.  When we need love, where does love go?  When we just need to talk to someone, in confidence, who would that be?  We should be better than this.

I love my country, but instead of progressing we are digressing.  We continually say we are a country of inclusion and life is getting better for people of color, but barriers, hatred, denial, oppression, racism, and inequalities prevent social gain.  We say we are a country of opportunity, but we make it difficult for those that don’t look like us.  We say we are the land of the free, home of the brave, but we want to put people of color back in chains, deny their basic rights, and seek to strike fear in them.  We should be better than this.

We should be better than this because the Word of God tells us that we are to love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.  We are also to love our neighbor as ourselves.  We are the neighbors.  The Word also tells us not to merely say we love, but to show it with our actions.  Actions of good and not evil.

We should be better than this because we are called to serve one another in love.  That our purpose is to serve and care for others.  That we are blessed to bless others.  To minister to them and supply their needs.  To live in peace and leave no debt outstanding, except the debt to continually love one another.

Romans 12: 9 – 18 reads: “Don’t just pretend to love others.  Really love them.  Hate what is wrong.  Hold tightly to what is good.  Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.  Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.  Rejoice in our confident hope.  Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.  When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them.  Always be eager to practice hospitality.  Bless those who persecute you.  Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them.  Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.  Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people.  And don’t think you know it all!  Never pay back evil with more evil.  Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.  Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.”

         Let’s Stop Being Pretenders!

Let’s allow the true love of God to help us become patient, kind, joyful, tolerant, generous, selfless, accepting, and forgiving.  Let’s heal from our past and begin the call to serve one another.

Jesus said He came to serve, not be served.  And to serve, is to Love.  John 3:16: Tells how God loved the world so much that He gave up a Son who was willing to serve and die for your unworthy soul and mine. 

We should dedicate our lives to service and love and anything else that can benefit our brothers and sisters.  ALL of them; no exclusions. 

Scripture also says, “Anyone who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.”

We Should Be Better Than This!