Paul and I discussed the potential problem of becoming selfish while we are apart. Living alone without anyone else to care for or think about it will become easy to start to think only about "me" (both of us will have to fight this). We brainstormed about ways to overcome this easy slide and didn't come up with anything we could literally "do" to prevent the selfish bloat. But today at our ladies Bible study we were looking at Matthew 25:31-46. Jesus is talking about being a servant and that our actions reveal who we are. He also talks about doing acts of kindness to people because we see His face in theirs. That was the wicked servant's problem, when he left his Master's home forgiven of the debt he could never have paid he walked out with a right relationship to his Master. But when he failed to see his Master's face in his brother who owed him a small amount he destroyed that right relationship with his Master and fell out of favour with the Master. He then was punished according to his debt. Matthew 6: 14,15 tells us clearly that if we want to be in right relationship with our Lord we need to forgive as we are forgiven.
I began to think how Diane and I could ask the Lord to send us someone to give to, or help or encourage every day on the walk. And we could keep a journal of all the ways God sent us into people's lives along the way.
Being unaware of themselves the righteous are good to others.
"Small things with great love." is a quote my daughter passed on to me from Mother Theresa.
I am excited about looking forward everyday to meeting a new person and discovering how I can touch their lives with God's love. Its a simple step away from self occupation to God orientation.
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