The Ministerial Alliance Minute

By Pastor Tim Abshire, Lighthouse Church Winnie

  Mathew 22:34-39 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’  

  We have to dig deep at times to love like Jesus taught us we should. Sometimes we find out through conversation that maybe this person might be going through something.

  We need to understand people have life problems they need to work out. We have a lot of people within our influence that we can help. Know why they act the way they do.We were all called to set people free. 

  James 1:19-20 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does NOT produce the righteousness of God.   

  God has called us to take care of people’s needs. I’ve been around people that had trouble getting along with themselves. Sometimes the way people act is a reflection of something they might be dealing with.  

  Talk to people before jumping to conclusions. We can’t help until we know the problem.  Sometimes just a few words or maybe a smile would help. Over power with kindness, not anger.  

  Be who you are called to be. A light to the world.