Who cares?

“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:15-16

I believe in my life that my greatest obstacle in becoming all that God intends me to be has been apathy. Apathy that starts as a simple, “why should I care, that doesn’t involve me” then morphs into and justifies itself by “my resources of time, money and talent are too limited for me to have any kind of meaningful impact anyway,” and finally falls into the pit of, “I might just as well just watch some TV and take my mind off of it.”

The first hurdle of overcoming my own apathy has been simply to be thankful for my own blessings of health, wealth and abilities. The times in my life when I am the most complacent about my blessings are the times I am the most apathetic toward others. “When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.” Hosea 13:6

The next hurdle was of focus. I get bombarded with so many opportunities to make a difference, that I can become numb, frustrated, and desensitized. I must keep reminding myself that I can’t do it all, but I must do something. The hard part is to prioritize the needs of the world against God’s will for me. My diviner is prayer. ”I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.” Psalm 17:6.

And finally, my goal is to just do it! I committed to God that I’m going to do it and all that remains is to act. Whether it’s writing a check, helping a friend, or something more complicated, “Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37

Who cares? God does, and so, therefore, do I as well.

Bless you brothers, live this day in peace, in His Word.