Scripture and a Snapshot - Do Good To All People

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

~Galatians 6:2, 9-10~

Sometimes - a lot of times! - I really don't feel much like carrying anyone else's burdens. I'm tired and I feel like my own burdens are heavy enough, no matter how trivial they are. But an interesting and somehow sacred thing happens when I decide to help carry for someone else after all. First, it's an act of obedience, fulfilling the law of Christ as Paul says, because Jesus instructed us to serve each other. Whether I'm serving by cleaning up someone else's mess, helping out generously, giving words of encouragement, or holding someone up in prayer, it's an opportunity to put someone else first and think about blessing others. A much better use of my time and energy than feeling sorry for myself or thinking only about what I want. When I help carry someone else's burden, I often find that I wasn't as weary as I'd thought, and that my own burden doesn't feel as heavy.  I still don't always feel like it, and I still drag my feet about it more often than I like to admit. Sometimes the best I can manage is to not tell somebody off or to just be polite rather than rip somebody a new one. 

Living generously means doing better than that, though, and I know it. Not saying unkind words is a start, but seizing the opportunities before us to do good means extending grace and forgiveness, and finding creative ways to help and care for others. Let's not get weary and drag our feet about doing good. Instead let's look for those around us who could use a hand carrying their burdens, and let's take the opportunities God gives us to do good to others. 

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