Remember, I asked you guys a while back to be in prayer for Mikey and Bonnie Lang? Mikey was battling cancer. Well, praise God, I have some good news…

I don’t want to spoil it, so here for the news…

I was watching a homeless guy, today, as he was drinking a Starbucks coffee. And I found myself scoffing and thinking, “ he can’t pay for a shower, but he can sure pay for his overpriced coffee.” For that moment, I actually thought I was better than him. What an arrogant bastard I can be.

But I know you’ve been there too. You see this dirty guy begging and you think, “if I give him cash, he’s not going to go get some food - he’ll just go buy alcohol and get drunk.” But think back to that situation, and look through Christ’s eyes. I did.

There’s this broken guy right in front of me. He’s obviously hurting. And I don’t even know his story, let alone his name - but I can sure pass judgment on him. I don’t even know his name and I think I know everything about him. Sometimes, I’m ashamed of myself.

Then I was reminded of proverbs 31:4-7

“It is not for kings, O Lemuel– not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more…

Is this about the beer? Maybe the beer isn’t the point…

How often do we try to make the world better for those who are suffering? Heck, how often are I even  purely selfless? How do I make life better to those around me? Do I show kindness to my neighbors? Or even my spouse?

Look at the world around you today. How can you make it a better place? Where can you show mercy where mercy is needed? Where can you help? Where can you reach out? Where can you love?

I know I lose the eyes of Christ so quickly and begin to judge. If I could only see the world as he saw it - it would be a beautiful thing.