Do Things With Charity

Last week my Bible reading was the end of I Corinthians.  Verse 14 in Chapter 16 really popped out at me.

“Let all your things be done with charity.”

I knew that I was not doing all my things with charity.  You know what I thought of first? Not my friends, or church, or work.  I thought of my family. My children.  Yes, I love them; but do I love them enough? Do I love them enough to put aside my wants and comfort? I will only have a few years to teach them.  I’ll have the rest of my life to satisfy myself [wow, that sounds awful].

Let me try to put it another way.

I’ve known some mothers who say they love their children.  BUT the mother does not take the time and effort to discipline their children.  They insist they really love their children.  BUT they don’t set aside their personal comfort to instruct their children how to act.  The mother usually finds something else to blame for the rotten way their children end up.  ”I just can’t do it,” the mother cries.  Not thinking that they didn’t get up out of their seat and take the time to train their children right.  I don’t believe that she loves her children enough.

I’m stepping on my own toes here also.

I think there’s a reason the verse says “be done” instead of “be spoken.”

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