Once there was a man who was very successful at his job.
He got to come into work when he wanted to, he chose when he left, he was paid
a salary many people could only dream about, and he went home to a large
mansion where he lived with his family.
One day this man was walking through the office. He was about to take his phone out to catch up on emails when he looked at one of his employees. She was usually a hard worker but she was at her desk crying. The man went back and forth for 30 seconds. Should he ask her what's going on? No, she would get over it and he had to get home. He had more work to do.
On the way home he stopped at a red light and saw a man on the side of the road with a sign. It said "Homeless, please help, God bless." The man wondered why the man was homeless and thought about helping. Then he thought, "he will probably just use the money to buy beer."
The man finally got home. His wife welcomed him at the door and he gave her a kiss. Then his son came bounding up to him. The man hugged his son and he was about to ask his son about his day when his phone rang. The man put his son down and saw that his boss was calling. He said, "I need to take care of this." Then he answered the phone. By the time he got off the phone and had dealt with the problem his son was already in bed and his wife was about to go to bed.
Why am I telling you this story? What was wrong with this man's life? Some of you may say, "nothing." Others may say this man is too busy. If every day continued in that same pattern for that man then he is too busy. Yes, you can work hard for your family but work can become an idol, or can take you away from what really matters.
Billy Graham once said: "We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care." This man had the chance to show his employee, the homeless man, and his family that he cares. Instead, if he continues down this path, he could lose everything that really matters. Yes, it is nice to have financial security, a big home, a good car, a cushy job, etc. However, when this man is older who will he have to share his life with? The greatest commandment comes down to loving God and loving others. If we love God then we will love others.
What could this man do to show he cares? He could take 5 minutes or more out of his day to ask his employees how they are doing. He could give the homeless man some food. He could spend time with his family. It may mean that he takes a pay cut, loses a promotion, or has to say no to big projects but none of those things matter in eternity.
So, are you too busy to show God's love to others? What can you do to show love to others today?
One day this man was walking through the office. He was about to take his phone out to catch up on emails when he looked at one of his employees. She was usually a hard worker but she was at her desk crying. The man went back and forth for 30 seconds. Should he ask her what's going on? No, she would get over it and he had to get home. He had more work to do.
On the way home he stopped at a red light and saw a man on the side of the road with a sign. It said "Homeless, please help, God bless." The man wondered why the man was homeless and thought about helping. Then he thought, "he will probably just use the money to buy beer."
The man finally got home. His wife welcomed him at the door and he gave her a kiss. Then his son came bounding up to him. The man hugged his son and he was about to ask his son about his day when his phone rang. The man put his son down and saw that his boss was calling. He said, "I need to take care of this." Then he answered the phone. By the time he got off the phone and had dealt with the problem his son was already in bed and his wife was about to go to bed.
Why am I telling you this story? What was wrong with this man's life? Some of you may say, "nothing." Others may say this man is too busy. If every day continued in that same pattern for that man then he is too busy. Yes, you can work hard for your family but work can become an idol, or can take you away from what really matters.
Billy Graham once said: "We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care." This man had the chance to show his employee, the homeless man, and his family that he cares. Instead, if he continues down this path, he could lose everything that really matters. Yes, it is nice to have financial security, a big home, a good car, a cushy job, etc. However, when this man is older who will he have to share his life with? The greatest commandment comes down to loving God and loving others. If we love God then we will love others.
What could this man do to show he cares? He could take 5 minutes or more out of his day to ask his employees how they are doing. He could give the homeless man some food. He could spend time with his family. It may mean that he takes a pay cut, loses a promotion, or has to say no to big projects but none of those things matter in eternity.
So, are you too busy to show God's love to others? What can you do to show love to others today?
Romans 12:9-13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Matthew 6:25-34
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