I walked passed a lady the other day; her head hung down, she wouldn't look at me. I asked the obvious question, are you okay? "No" she replied, she continued with how she was ready to leave this earth, prayers weren't answered, obviously she made mistakes throughout her life. She went on to share how her life was one bad choice after another, all hope was gone. I felt so bad for this lady I didn't know how to help her, money was not going to solve her problem, she kindly dismissed my suggestion of prayer and preferred to be left alone.
As I walked away, I looked up and asked God, "what could I have said to help someone who has lost all hope?" God answered with the resolution to someone who has crossed the path of the lost; come to me with your heart and ask me, "what is it that you need to do through me?"
A burden in your heart of another will be resolved if you allow God to flow through you to the one that has lost all hope. Be the conduit; that's what the Father needs from His children.
Ask yourself, Do I have a burden for another? Is my heart open and willing for God to flow through? Am I able to be obedient to His direction? As Jesus said in the Garden of Gethsemane, "My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death; tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee, take away this cup from me; nevertheless not what I will, but what thou will. (Mark 14:34-36 KJV)
If we take the same stance as Jesus did when faced with a situation that was bigger than himself, in our busy-ness, when we just don't feel like taking time for someone else, "let the God in you flow through to reach the one that is hurt." It's always bigger than us, impossible for our ability, but with God all things are possible.
Think about it before you walk away, ponder; if it were you......
