Test of FAITH

This is not the post I had intended to post this morning but something happened that made me stop and think. I felt compelled to tell you about it.

The part of town  I work in is home to many homeless people, drug addicts and sadly, many with mental illness. Any time of day you see something going on. My heart goes out to these people that battle disease such as addiction or mental illness.  I could easily be one of these people. Then I thought, "these people" as if they were a different species.  What makes them seem so far away when in reality, they are in my every day vision.

This morning,  I saw a man and woman walking down the street towards downtown. The man was walking much faster than the woman and you could tell from her body language that she was begging him to wait up.  He would stop and turn to her and yell and motion for her to hurry up. She finally fell to the sidewalk, reaching her hands out to him begging for his help. He turned back to her and picked her up and pulled her close to him. Then he dropped her and took off walking.  I was very confused by this situation and the woman was very clearly upset.

By the time I got inside my building and around to the front door, the couple had moved across the street but the scene was still unfolding. I opened the front door just long enough to hear him scream at her and tell her negative things that were clearly chipping at her self worth. That made me very sad.

My heart wanted to reach out to this woman and tell her not to listen to what he was saying to her. But I knew the situation was not safe for me to approach.  What if God could not get to me in an unsafe situation? What if I could not be saved? Thankfully, my amazing God allowed His son to die for my sins so that no matter the situation, I WOULD be saved. Not could be but WOULD be.

How reassuring is that? To know that no MATTER what happens, I WOULD be saved. I wonder, did this woman know this? We live in a country where information is abundant and resources are available but  I still wonder, does she know? Does she know there is a God that loves her more than anything? Does she know she was created for purpose?  Does she know I saw her tears this morning and wanted to reach out to her?

What would you have done in this situation?

I pray today that God whispers in this womans ear that she is loved, that she is special, that she is worthy. I pray God picks her up and hugs her and reassures her that he loves her.