Priorities
As I talk to people across the country, it saddens me that there are many hurting people who are going through life alone. Most of them attend church but don’t really interact with people during the week. Some of them have grown children and grandchildren who never call or visit, so they suffer in silence and try to determine why they’re still living. It seems in our fast-paced society people are too busy to build relationships but I would say that those people are too busy period.
I’m not unsympathetic to those who have a hectic life. It’s important to work hard, put food on the table, pay bills, keep up with family stuff with the kids still at home but what about those who don’t have anybody? What about your mom or dad or son or daughter who isn’t living with you but would be thrilled to hear from you? I don’t think anything on earth is more important than nurturing relationships that will last an eternity. We need each other for encouragement and refilling when we’re down. We need to be reaching out to those who don’t know Him so that they can see Him in action and desire to know this Jesus we claim to serve.
One day, that lonely person could be you and you’ll have all the time in the world to think of all the people you should have reached out to while you had the chance. Especially in the age of email, it is not difficult to take a few minutes to let someone know you love them and you’re thinking of them. I’m not a phone person so it can be more challenging for me if a person doesn’t have email but it’s also not hard to pick up the phone or send a note in the mail. You don’t know how much a simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day. Try it and see!
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