[LearnsFromMistakes]

I helped carry bags from our food pantry to a mom that had called the church - couldn’t get there during pantry hours, but would come after work and get them.

Sounded good to me. She was wearing scrubs, and I helped her track down the bags and then carry them to her car - a Cadillac Escalade, and an able-bodied 20-something man sitting in the passenger seat.

Hard to keep your heart right after that...try to stay thankful and serve...because you are not serving them...gotta do it for the one who gave it all for me...

[PeterPrinciple]

Hard to keep your heart right after that...try to stay thankful and serve...because you are not serving them...gotta do it for the one who gave it all for me...

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We have some screwed up thinking regarding how to help someone. Some things for all of us to think about:

1) The Bible refers to widows and orphans, ones who truly need help. Now to find those people will take some extra work, The problem is it is EASIER to treat them all the same.

2) Helping people is suppose to be personal and discerning. I stopped giving to institutions.

3) I am sorry to say we have a lot of WORLDY THINKING in our service to others.

4) A lot of the helping in the new testament was to FELLOW CHRISTIANS, not the general public.

[PeterPrinciple]

Hard to keep your heart right

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And I will add this thought. Many times I think we get in the way of God’s plan by helping people. We help them, get a little glory for ourselves and they never get to the point where they have to turn to God.

Not saying don’t help people but check our hearts a little more. A little more discerning.

Sometimes you help people by being tough on them and telling them the truth.