I'm learning more and more how easily and quickly people can turn on you: whether it's in life, church, sports, whatever. This last weekend the Detroit Lions got hammered pretty hard by the Chicago Bears. All of sudden, Matt Stafford (the Lion's quarterback) went from the most beloved man in Detroit to one of the most hated. After 1 game that he played with a broken pinky, and was throwing a large, light-weight ball into 40 mph wind gusts.
I was listening to the radio on the way home from lunch today and people were calling for him to be benched, saying he was terrible, saying he's never been good; this after just a month ago people were saying he would be the one to carry the Lions to their first Superbowl in a billion years.
Turned on so quickly... (this is why I'm okay with not being a professional athlete)
It happens so often. There's no compassion anymore. This is one example of a growing epidemic in our society. One minute, people are telling you how amazing you are and what a great job you're doing and how awesome a person you are, the next you can't do anything right.
Why do I bring this up. Well, it really makes me think about how truly blessed we are that God isn't a human. Could you imagine if God looked at us the way we look at each other? What would happen if one minute we were following God and He loved us for it, then we do one thing wrong and all of the sudden He hates us? I know this is how a lot of people actually do view God, but in Romans chapter 8 it tells us nothing we can ever do can ever separate us from His love. It's awesome, truly awesome.
So the next time someone angers you, says something you don't like, or hurts you in some way, instead of turning on them and hating them for it, try to have a little compassion. I think if we had more compassion in this world for our friends, family, co-workers, and especially for our church leaders, this world would be a lot nicer place to live.
True bro.
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