God did not make us islands unto ourselves, and it is so true. We're here on this earth to be a blessing to others whose paths we cross. We are to be a light for the Light here in this dark world. If we don't reach out to others and be someone that they can trust and look up to, who will?
Am a friend to the world or a friend to God? Sound confusing? I believe with all my heart we have to be a friend to God to reach the world. If we aren't close to God, we won't be different from the world. And if we're no different, how will the world see Jesus through us?
Here's the words to a song that really has challenged me with the way I look at the world around me, and how I relate to it.
A World We Never Touch
He walked along the shores of Galilee
From clay He formed the healing balm that caused the blind to see.
When stones of wrath weighed heavy in their hands
He knelt to write his mercy in the sands.
Jesus came to set the captives free
Showed us by the way He lived the way we need to be.
Our love is more than words could ever say.
We must touch them with compassion to help them find their way.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ if we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
Could we be so busy being saved,
Trying to impress a world that’s long since lost its way?
We pride ourselves in being set apart
Yet we don’t take time to touch a broken heart.
Even if we found the time to care
Would we take the risk involved in always being there?
Oh, we hold the very thing they need so much!
Sometimes the word of God can pass through a simple touch.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ if we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
We hide behind these walls and the security of friends
While beyond the stained glass windows the world is lost in sin.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ if we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we reach a world we never touch?
Make today count!
Always,
~ Amanda ♥
Always,
~ Amanda ♥
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