Last Thursday's post included an awareness test and asked the question of where your focus is. I said this week I would post something that could potentially change the way you view the world. We want our focus to be the same as Christ's, so lets look at what Scripture has to say:
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When Jesus landed and saw the crowd, He had compassion on them because they were like a sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 6:34)
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So what exactly did Jesus see? What caused Him to have compassion on all these people?
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We rarely show videos in church...but this one can really touch your heart and give you an idea of what it is like to truly take the focus off of yourself and the problems in your world and look into the world of others as Christ had done on a consistant basis. I attend the pastor's meeting every Tuesday afternoon at the church to go over the weekly messages, events, issues, etc...and this video (by far) caused one of the biggest responses we have ever gotten.
Set a day aside to try and be intentional about seeing into the hearts and lives of those around you...it just might change your life...(and don't forget to leave a comment to share your thoughts on this)...
2 comments:
So very good. Truly, I have tried to 'walk in another person's shoes' since the two very stressful and lengthy hospital waits with Jen and my mom. That really seems to put things in perspective. There are people doing that same hard wait in the hospital and a million other life situations every hour every day. That was a great reminder to slow down and be observant to what is around us.
Who do you come in contact with... We had a sr. at the high school this week commit suicide. No one had a clue.
Thanks
Jan
I have always tried that. I am better at "being in someone else's shoes" now than ever. Especially with where I currently work...helps deal with the grumpy/angry/depressed clients that come in that barely say hi! Being that I do the transcription...it helps shed some light onto some of our kiddos!
Thanks for sharing the reminder...I thought of the senior at greenville as well...
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