God has laid on my heart a lot of people this past week that are hurting. More than one family is dealing with alcoholism, many are in various stages of battling cancer, and many are stuck in a job they hate. We need to be there for our brothers and sisters and help them in any way we can.
Christians are not immune to suffering. It isn't a matter of if we will suffer. The question is when will we suffer. Paul faced more suffering than most people, but yet he still felt the future glory outweighed the present suffering. That's the mindset we must adopt.
We need to be there for each other. Brother Paul instructed us in Romans 12:15, "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." When you are there for others it isn't what you say that counts, it's the fact that you are there for them. Don't leave them alone. Give them the support that only a friend can give.
In scripture from God's holy word, compassion means to show sympathy, pity, and mercy for another. It also means "to suffer with." Peter told us in 1 Peter 3:8, "Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble."
We are to run the race well, but let's remember we are not in competition with one another. Don't beat each other up, but encourage one another. We are not on earth to knock each other out, but to lift each other up.
Serving a living God,
Rick Hawbaker
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