Stranger Danger – Wednesday

Week 5 | OUT – Loving More People

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Read The Daily

“Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. (Luke 10:33)

One of my favorite parts of the story about the Good Samaritan is that he didn’t know the guy struggling.  Even though the Samaritan didn’t know the man when he came upon him, he still chose to love this unknown person anyway.  We pass by people we don’t know every day. We’re often tempted to overlook the average person, because we don’t want to be inconvenienced, or we don’t think we can make a difference. In order to love the people we don’t know, we’ll need to pray daily and ask God for eyes to see people who need a touch from Him.

Here are a few practical ways to show love to people we don’t know:
Do one small thing. When you come across people, you have no idea what is happening in their lives. They may be having the best day, or they may have just received the worst news of their life. Maybe God allows us to notice the mom with misbehaving children at the store, or we notice a man who seems to have very little. A simple smile or a small gift from us could make their day. 

Have eyes to see. We encounter so many people we don’t know each day—in stores, restaurants, at C3, and a variety of other places. Even though we may not have a personal relationship with them, we can still love them. Showing kindness to strangers is a tremendous form of service.

There truly are countless ways to love the people we don’t know. In fact, this may be one of the most truly genuine things we do, because if we don’t know people and we choose to love them practically, they’ll never be able to repay us. Maybe you pay for the coffee of the person in line behind you, donate blood that will benefit those who are chronically ill, or provide food for someone in another country. These simple acts are wonderful ways that we can love the people we don’t know.

Don’t forget this week’s Chasing Epic Challenge is to bless at least three people with a kind word, random act of kindness or gift.  Put others first.

Prayer for the Day

God what are you  showing me?  What am I going to do about it? 

God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?

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