Hello to everyone once again. I would like to ask you to ponder the following question? What is the worst hurt a child of God can experience, excluding a death in the family? You may say it has to be going through a divorce, family member turning on you or maybe a wife or husband being unfaithful. These are very hurtful things, but my wife and I feel the absolute worst hurt we have gone through is that of a so-called Christian showing no compassion or empathy in our time of need.
My wife and I wrote a book, called "Only God". which was published two years ago. I would like to quote a few words from it which we hope will be beneficial to you in your daily christian life. The book says and I quote, "If you haven't experienced being hurt by someone at church, it is likely one of the worst pains you will ever feel. "To think the one you thought could help you or offer encourage is the one who ends up kicking you, when you are down. "The church is supposed to be the one place, where you are safe, people are accepting, forgiving and free from conflict and pain." "There are some churches, however; where some elements of strife, conflict, jealousy and hatred have crept into the congregation and caused them to forget what their real purpose is." "They live with blinders on, not seeing the needs and hurts of people."
Does this sound familiar to you? It sure does to us! Needless to say, God is not pleased with this type of behavior among his children. We, as Christians have enough problems with the devil constantly trying to kill, steal and destroy us every day of our lives. The old saying is the enemy of my enemy should be my friend, but sometimes when dealing with lukewarm Christians this is not always true. Satan should be the enemy of every child of God and we should be a friend to each other and help encourage one another especially when going through hard times, which we frequently do. In closing, I'd like you to examine your christian walk with God and ask Him to remove anything, which would cause you not to show empathy and compassion toward your fellowman, especially those, who are members of the family of God. God bless and keep you in His loving arms is my special prayer for everyone.