One thing I have struggled with throughout my life is wanting to rescue people from bad situations and addictions that they chose to be in....in other words, I had been an enabler. Not practicing "tough love" doesn't help the person, it just makes it worse. You see, I was trying to be their Savior...until one day, the Lord said to me, "Stop trying to save them...I'm their Savior...you’re not". Well, it was like a slap in the face, here I thought I was just being a compassionate person. However, the Lord showed me I was interfering with His plan to save them and redeem them....that's why Jesus came to earth, to redeem us from all our sins. Though I still sometimes struggle with just stepping back and letting someone fall so Jesus can catch them...I know for their own good I have to let them hit rock bottom. If you have this problem...step out of the way and let them fall into the arms of Jesus.Scripture for the Day:"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, Jesus, that whoeverbelieves in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16Point to Ponder:Jesus is the one true Savior of the world...He doesn't need any one.Prayer for the day:"Jesus, please show me the difference between compassion and when I am just trying to be a "Savior".
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