Convicted...
>> Monday, March 8, 2010
I have never sponsored a child. I justified this because I am "too poor". I would convince myself that this was okay because my family is on government assistance. I didn't give it much thought because my husband works for the American Red Cross and we serve in other ways.
But that was just an excuse.
Because I have spent a great deal of time praying for a little extra money so that I can buy curtains for my kitchen that match and other odds and ends around the house.
I prayed for extra money so that I could get some cosmetic work on my teeth done.
I prayed for money so that I could take my children traveling.
Are these things bad?
I do not think so.
But something is terribly wrong with the fact that I put these wants above the needs of those who do not even have their basic needs met.
Never once did I pray for extra money so that I could sponsor a child...at least not for today.
And I am ashamed of myself.
I was going to help a child someday.
We all know that someday never comes.
Today I am going to do what I should have done a very long time ago.
I am going to sponsor a child.
It is the least I can do.
Please do not pat me on the back.
Hold me accountable.
Ask me if I am sticking to my word.
If you call yourself a Christian, please consider doing something today to help a child in need.
It's not an elective.
It is something we are commanded to do.
But that was just an excuse.
Because I have spent a great deal of time praying for a little extra money so that I can buy curtains for my kitchen that match and other odds and ends around the house.
I prayed for extra money so that I could get some cosmetic work on my teeth done.
I prayed for money so that I could take my children traveling.
Are these things bad?
I do not think so.
But something is terribly wrong with the fact that I put these wants above the needs of those who do not even have their basic needs met.
Never once did I pray for extra money so that I could sponsor a child...at least not for today.
And I am ashamed of myself.
I was going to help a child someday.
We all know that someday never comes.
Today I am going to do what I should have done a very long time ago.
I am going to sponsor a child.
It is the least I can do.
Please do not pat me on the back.
Hold me accountable.
Ask me if I am sticking to my word.
If you call yourself a Christian, please consider doing something today to help a child in need.
It's not an elective.
It is something we are commanded to do.