If you were busy being kind,
Before you knew it, you would find
You’d soon forget to think ’twas true
That someone was unkind to you.

If you were busy being glad
And cheering people who are sad,
Although your heart might ache a bit,
You’d soon forget to notice it.

If you were busy doing good,
And doing just the best you could,
You’d not have time to blame some man
Who’s doing just the best he can.

If you were busy being right,
You’d find yourself too busy quite
To criticize your neighbor long
Because he’s busy being wrong.

by Rebecca Foresman

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It isn’t fair that my 46 year old aunt is dying with stage 4 cancer – in less than 2 weeks. She’s led a good, moral, Christian life, and many love her.

It isn’t fair for that little baby boy to have died. I watched him during church, held, fed, rocked, and played with him; and now he’s gone to Heaven before his first birthday.

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As I sit and watch my kids swim in the pool I notice that the water splashes over the sides. That’s expected to happen when they are going after each other or jumping into the pool, but it happens when they are just swimming and kicking their way around the pool. The pool is full enough that it’s not hard for the water to splash out. A natural result of being beside a full pool is water drops landing on you.

Then I wonder if my spiritual tank is full. Does it naturally splash on to the people around me? Or is it so low that people can be next to me and not notice that I love Christ?

Three main things that keep my spiritual tank full are Bible reading, prayer, and church attendance. Others that help are good music, outreach, and fellowship with other Christians. What fills your spiritual tank?