Be A servant of others

There are times in our lives when we just want someone to show us that we are not forgotten and that we are loved...and not all the time do we find that in the right places or in the right people...but when we diligently seek God, He will send the The Great Comforter in our time of despair...and I thank God for presenting me and Nessa and Lynz with the opportunity to be the hands of God and volunteer our time with some kids who have endured their share of hardships and their share of rainy days...some of these kids were taken away from their parents or family members because of an array of abuses and/or neglect...and when you meet these kids they are truly one of a kind genuine in their actions and their ways of expressing gratitude...and it truly is heart wrenching to know that they have gone through some very traumatizing times in their lives at such young ages and that majority of the time the ones who they expected to protect them was the VERY one who inflicted the harm or the one who allowed others to mistreat and misuse the children...but when you meet them you would have never thought that they had been through such tragic situations...they are very joyful and just filled with youth...they are filled with child like wonder and innocence...and it's extremely hard to even imagine why someone would want to just give up on parenting them? Their smiles and laughter lighten up your day and their goodbyes make you just wish that y'alls time together never ended...the first time that I had gone to volunteer I had prayed that God would use me to speak to them but God works in such miraculous ways...he used them to speak to me...their stories, their humility, and their gratitude really made me stop and think... these are only but a few kids who by God's grace alone were delivered from danger right in the nick of time how many other children have lost their lives or have just been written off by the world as no good? How many of these children have been told that they will amount to nothing? How many of them sit in their rooms waiting to be adopted by a loving family or put in foster care... how many of them pray that God would help heal their parents or guardians from their addiction...and yet they receive no answer...how many of them despise God for "putting them in that situation"? How many of them have turned to drugs or sex or even thoughts of suicide because they feel as though they are forgotten? We as Christians need to take action and show these kids and many others that they are loved and that they are not forgotten...we MUST tell them that God holds their lives in the palm of His hand and that He delivered them from the nightmare that they called their "life" and sent His children (us) to minister to them through our words and our actions... We need to tell them that God never meant to harm them and that He only wants a prosperous life for them...I do not see this as a means of accumulating community service hours...I don't volunteer my time so that when it in can make my resume look very impressive...nor do I do this to receive praise from those around me...I do this because God has called me to show His love to those in need of His love...and I pray that He continues to present me with these life changing opportunities...to be a helping hand to those in need and to be filled with His uplifting words to the down trodden..."Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." "Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven" "Matthew 5:16 Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
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