I was also ask this past Sunday if I thought it was possible to be right with other people if we were not right with God. That question might be hard for some of us to answer but I believe they go hand in hand. I was raised to believe,that without God in our heart we could not be trusting in others, we could not have hope and we certainly could not have faith. Its faith hope and trust that Are key ingredients in friendship and love, so it's safe to say that without being right with God we cannot experience true friendship and love.
God is the beginning and ending in our lives, the foundation of our relationships here on earth and the bringer of Grace in heaven and on earth.
Spartanburg South Carolina is such an interesting town, this morning as I made my delivery to the Bethlehem center I begin to think about my church and this city and how much I really love being here. It occurred to me that my vision of Spartanburg County might be slightly skewed. There are in fact many people in this city and this county that not only don't have time to view the area as I have but who are now or have already become so unhappy that they have lost hope that life will get any better,they have lost trust in our fellow human beings and worst of all, they have lost faith in God.
Being right with God comes with ,in my opinion ,many responsibilities.service to our community and its people is one of those responsibilities; it is also the one I have chosen to embrace.
Being right with God give me the chance to not only help some of those people that may have lost their faith, but it also gives me the chance to help change or adjust the anger or lack of faith that might be festering in the children in our area. giving a child that might not have any other opportunity to eat ,a meal, Is a small example of the goodness that God can bring forth. A bottle of water on a hot day is another small example, a basketball for recently renovated gym floor or pat on the back for getting A, even a free warm blanket on a cold night, All small examples.
These are all small examples of what we as individuals in this community have the power and the reach to offer.
Outreach is a big n special word to me, when I imagine the word outreach I imagine arms wide open embracing everyone with in reach I also imagine outreach as full hands helping empty hands and big hearts helping Heavy hearts.
I'm going to leave you today with one final thought ...
1 small example of outreach can change the faith , the future and the personality of a child for the rest of their life.
Be the example and the change that you want to see in Spartanburg.
God Bless You,
Rob
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