Good morning! How are we faithing? It never ceases to amaze how good God is. He didn't promise a life of leisure or wealth but a full life of love and of his grace. I run into a lot of people who are destitute in spirit and physically. You know, it doesn't even matter whether it's their fault or not. We as believers in Christ should have the compassion to step up whenever we can. We should pray without ceasing and by that I don't mean long wordy prayers but appeals on the spot. Our God loves us all but we need to present the salvation message of grace to all. It is hard sometimes to take a step back, look at the heart and recognize the spiritual need. By recognizing the physical needs and acting accordingly we show our convinced nature of Jesus and his principles. We should meet those physical needs when we can because of Jesus and the compassion he has. We also should use wisdom. The guy in the gutter that you wont give to because "he will buy booze" is wrong. Take a meal to him or take him to get a meal. Wisdom. That family that has no winter coats for the kids need the coats now, then present the wisdom of the gospel. We have got to meet the needs of the people or the grace message will be missed. The Word tells us this.

1 Corinthians 13:3-7
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor , and if I deliver my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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Colossians 3:12-13
And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
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1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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Heavenly Father,
   Thank you for your blessings and thank you for your love. Lord teach us to be wise and humble. Help us recognize spiritual needs that are hindering the physical as well as the spiritual. Help us see beyond the immediate and help us be the sower for the harvest in lives. Lord we lift those up who are hurting and cold. We lift those who's hearts ache for loved ones. Lord we praise and honor you, in Jesus name, amen