The Azusa Pacific Blog

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to walk by someone who’s hurting and sort of ignore them? “It’s not my hurt. I’m not affected.” But when someone we know or love gets hurt, we are much more attentive. We notice it and we respond to it with care. Funny how our response of suffering and empathy is in direct relationship to our love. We call love a risk precisely because it carries with it the possibility of hurt. Perhaps seeing other people like God sees them will cause us not to ignore them. Of course it also opens us to the risk of suffering when we see their hurt. But then again, it shows we have love for one another. And isn’t that one of the greatest commands of all?

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God give you eyes to see others as He sees them.

Kevin

The batteries get weak and tired. Too much drain. Too many activities at once. Thankfully, they are rechargeable! All they need is a boost. A shot of new energy. So you plug them in. Soon they are ready to go again. Funny how we think our own lives work on the same principle. Drain – Plug in – Go again! In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Drain – DISCONNECT – Go. You see, when you disconnect, you allow for your sense of orientation to shift from doing, to being; from outside engagement, to inner reflection. And it gives God a chance to be heard over the din of your life. Disconnecting lowers the sound of your life so you can suddenly hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit. That above all else will give you the reorienting boost you need to go again. Hopefully the last couple of weeks has been a good chance to disconnect. Let that be a time to renew and reorient your life around the new energy that comes from God’s presence.