Love still abounds

This world has become such a bitter place: Divorce, Unemployment, Violence and Abuse, Murder and the list goes on and on. I have to ask God to forgive me when I begin to give up on the world around me and why shouldn't I? It sure seems hopeless. It is a world full of anger and violence. It is a lost world. Yet, God still has a heart for this battered world. He still loves the people that make up this country. He still offers hope and love. He still offers his forgiveness and grace.

While I am one who will not accept the world or its views any longer, I will continue to pray for our country and know that God can still do a work in this nation; regardless of what the past has been or what continues to be spoken over our country. I will not be one who accepts what people say about this country or their lack of hope. I will not be one who allows others to dictate how I live. I will live my life for Christ and I will continue to offer Him praise and glory. I am the head and not the tail....I am above and not beneath. I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus!

Suprising to some....Love still abounds in this world around us. Seriously, it does. Even though this world has a lot of angry people, a lot of people who have hurts and pains, there are a lot of people who still have love inside of them. Many of these people have buried their "love" deep within their hearts only to be covered up by life in general. When we see these people we begin to judge on the outward appearance; however, we are not looking at their heart. God looks at the heart and therefore so should we. The old cliche says to not judge a book by its cover and that is so true. We just need to have a heart like the Father and look deeper than what the outer layers show. People have love deep inside, but they have forgotten how to access it and have become so calloused to the situations they are apart of. Even though many people are hurting and have forgotten how to love there are many that do love and are happy to show it....so when someone does show an act of love it often times shocks us.

During my travels through the many airports I venture through I come across a lot of people who are very hateful and definately seem to not have any love in their hearts and then there are some who just don't know how to express themselves any longer and then their are those whose simple acts of kindness speak volumes. Just yesterday in the Detroit airport my laptop bag bumped into a woman and she gave me a hateful look and mumbled something to me under her breathe. All of this even after looking her in the eyes and saying excuse me and I'm sorry. Lord, help her. While I was getting a refill on my drink during lunch, I took the lid off my cup and ended up dropping my straw on the floor. The gentleman who was right next to me reached over and grabbed a new straw and handed it to me. I did not hesitate to say thank you. That simple act of kindness spoke volumes to me and was the catalyst for this blog. That guy did not have to get me a new straw. He could have just looked at me and walked on, but because he decided to show a simple act of kindness it sparked something in my heart. It reminds me of the television commercial where someone does an act kindness for someone and then the recipient of the kind act returns the favor to someone else and it continues to spread like wild fire.

So when you are out in this crazy world doing whatever you may be doing, remember, not everyone is full of hate and anger. There are actually people out there who know how to love and if they have forgotten it is up to us to help them remember.

Be blessed this weekend.

Coach