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Monday, November 6, 2017
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Mercy is the result of humility
Dr. Billy Holland
grow in our compassion for people until we draw nearer to God. It only makes sense the closer we are to Him the more concern we will have for others. When I’m focused and trying to do God’s will, I am more humble and have no desire to judge others. It’s when we are distant from Him and filled with arrogance that we gravitate toward negative and critical reactions. Rick Warren is quoted, “God’s mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you.”
I read a story a while back about a young stewardess that told about It’s easy to be suspicious and her experiences. She had always though it’s wrong, unfortunately considered herself a happy and it’s common to judge unfairly and positive person and was so excited display negative emotions toward when she had been selected among others. If we could only remember many capable candidates. She that many people are going wanted to help people and serve through some type of painful trial others and this unique opportunity and difficulty which usually seemed perfect. However, shortly explains their unusual behavior. I after she began her new career, the am regularly involved with those glamorous imaginations turned to a who are struggling with serious disappointing reality as she problems and it changes your realized she was hardly more than perspective when you know the a waitress working 30,000 feet circumstances. As Christians we above the ground. Nonetheless, she are called to be a light that continued trying to be positive but represents the nature of Jesus and started to become more of an actor this includes patience, mercy, that went through the motions of long-suffering, forgiveness, and faking a smile and constantly love. This is so that everyone can forcing a thank you to groups of see Christ within us and hopefully people that were rude and harsh. inspire them to learn more about She discovered over time that who He is. When we act ugly and when someone was desperately rude, we are actually turning calling out for her it was usually others away from the message of not an emergency but rather to grace that we proclaim is the complain because their coffee was spiritual compass the lost world cold. desperately needs. You have probably noticed that people One day she noticed a man around you are carefully observing boarding the plane that was your every move which by the way carrying a black plastic garbage is having a direct impact on what bag which is an automatic red flag. they think about you and God. It’s He placed the bag in the overhead true, how we live reveals much and patted the closure softly. She more about us than even what we was having a bad day and with say. being highly suspicious of what was inside the bag, she warned the It would be wonderful if we could crew to keep an eye on him. All of know what is going on within the these negative thoughts were lives of those all around us but swirling inside her mind and had most of the time we can hardly given her a hateful impression deal with our own problems. I even though she knew nothing published a book last year called about the situation. As he was “A lifestyle of worship” that is waiting in line for the bathroom about developing a spiritual she finally saw a perfect chance to awareness of God’s presence and pounce on him with a subtle how this discernment can interrogation about his intentions. drastically change the way we see He looked at her with tears in his life. I am convinced we will not eyes and said he had come to New
York because his only son was a first responder at ground zero and had been killed when the towers collapsed. He had picked up his uniform which was so precious to him and it was in the plastic bag in the overhead bin. These are the wake-up calls to our conscience that remind us of what a vast
difference there is between the way we see life and the way life really is. “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall receive mercy” Matthew 5:7. To read more articles and stories please visit: billyhollandministries.com
Feed My Sheep October Howe's Feed My Sheep organization totaled number of 71 families that were served during the month of October (not including supplemental snacks)
The total number of clients fit into the following age groups Children (17 & under): 82 Adults (18-59): 97 Seniors (60+): 48
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