God opens up my eyes to see the needs of people around me

I have recently read “Honor’s Reward” by John Bevere which I felt very meaningful and true. See excerpts below in italic.

We come across these people every day, Sometimes due to being focused on our own business we’re undiscerning of their needs. The older I’ve grown, the more I’ve come to realize how easy it is to reach out to these people. It all begins with simply receiving in our hearts the charge to honor all people. If we do this, we become sensitive and are le, many times unconsciously, by the Spirit of God, and everyday life becomes continuous ministry. When you honor people, you will not ignore or speak rudely to those God brings across your path, rather you walk in a divine flow that brings the living waters of heaven to the thirsty in heart. A scripture I love and have cleaved to for years in regard to these people is, “The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned” (Isa. 50:4).

On a personal note, we are supposed to bring life to where ever we are. As fragrance smells nice, it would even be more appreciated in a place of stench.

For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” (2 Cor. 2:15)

In particular, I agree with the above statement “everyday life becomes continuous ministry”. Recently, God has placed people who needed help into my path. I spent some time reflecting the people that I have spoke with and actually within a month, I have come across friends and colleagues, who faced problems with relationship, problem of not being able to conceive, going for operation, nagging pain here and there, overstress with work, marriage problems etc. I reckon these encounters came as a result of prayer. Most of the cases, God gave me the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with them.

“The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned”. I believe if we could be as diligent as Jesus to pray on a consistent manner to hear from God, we would be very effective in dispensing the gift of the Holy Spirit and ministering to the needs of the people whether saved or not. This would take our act of discipline to transform into an act of habit and finally into an act of lifestyle.

Steve