That statement is hitting me like a ton of bricks today. And I'm so thankful for that. As painful as this is to realize, I need to...and I need to be reminded of this...daily.
One of the main reasons this is impacting me so heavily, is my roller-coaster of emotions with my new job. I see and hear some of the most heart-breaking stories you could ever hear, every. day. I'm also in places that aren't the most comfortable/safe places to be in...And it's so easy for me to think of myself (and my discomfort) and forget one of the most important teachings in my faith- I am called to love everyone. I am called to be passionate about what HE is passionate about. This is my reality check: comfort does not bring life-Christ does! So, with all that being said....I am praying this today...I am praying this over my job...and over you:
Isaiah 58:6-11
English Standard Version (ESV)
“Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed[a] go free,
and to break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you;
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away the yoke from your midst,
the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
May his passions become our passions.
