Seal Pup Slip n' Slide!

Ever felt like you were taking 2 steps forward and 4 backward?  We all have moments like these adorable seals on the slip n' slide surf board!  What is interesting, is the other seals didn't seem to care about those around them that were in need, as long as they had what they thought they needed and were where they thought they wanted to be.  They seemed oblivious to the needs of those next to them!

I have experienced this myself, in the world and in the church, firsthand.  There are those that have Christ's heart, and there are those that claim to have Christ's heart.  There is a big difference! 

 I  am far from perfect, but the good news is, Jesus gives us His perfect character!  He implants the desire in our hearts to help those around us, struggling in the storm tossed waves of life.   If we see someone struggling financially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, ect... we are to help lift them on board the life raft, the arms of Jesus Christ!  If we ignore their needs, they may never see Jesus!  If in the church, we ignore each other' needs, we are not on board, ourselves.

It's called giving without expecting anything in return!  That is Jesus' love!

Matthew 25:34-36, “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:

I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’

^37-40 “Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me."

God's best 2 U,      Joy J