I am wondering when the memo went around that said it was not appropriate to check on people, or friends. To reach out to those who may have had a bad week, month, or year! To ask a friend how their week is going. To have love and compassion for those we call our friends and acquaintances.
I am really beginning to wonder when we lost the ability to be friendly and care about people. The Bible says so much on this subject that I can't begin to post it all here. One thing it says that just came to mind is this...
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."I John 4:7-8
I guess those who have an issue with this kind of compassion and love do not know God. I hope this is not true. I don't want to think that those around me are not filled with the love of God. I am not naive enough to really believe everyone I know is a Christian and lives a life pleasing to God. I know a number of people I call friends are actually Atheist or Agnostic, and that is OK, I don't hold that against them, but it doesn't mean I won't say Christian things in their presence or reach out to them when I think they need some compassion. Actually, it might make me reach out more.
The passage above goes on to say...
"In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." I John 4:9- 11
Since God loved me so much to send His only son to die for my sins, I am to take that love He gave me and give it to others. To make them feel the love of Christ in their lives. I try to do that everyday.
Here is why I am writing this...
The past few weeks, months really, I have had some friends go through a lot of hard or scary situations. I tried many time to reach out, to check on them... Silence was my returned message. Not a "thank you", not a "I am OK", nothing.
It may be that this hurts so bad because I also have been going through some stuff. And actually giving compassion and helping others helps me to feel better in my on problems.
Was I raised differently? I was taught if someone speaks to you, you acknowledge them. Does this not translate to messages in Facebook or in Text? I wonder??? Really, I am confused, more than that I am hurt... I am sitting here thinking that I made very poor choices in my "friends".
Does that mean I won't continue to reach out? Unfortunately, it does probably. Or it is getting to that point. I am getting tired of trying. I hate that though because I know I haven't done anything wrong... It is never wrong to have compassion for those around you! To reach out to people who are hurting or who are happy... being compassionate and loving is never wrong in my eyes!
I need to write this, for some clarity. I am not sure if I am getting any!! I hope that God will find a way to use this for His honor and glory! Thanks for Reading. God Bless You!
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