Acknowlege Me!
My friends recently posted this video online to share with friends and family of their beautiful six month old girl. It's hilarious. Go check it out and then come back to me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtF63gkkW6g
Okay, for those of you too lazy to click on the link, I'll give you a little synopsis. Basically, every time the camera is off of Lyla, she cries. As soon as the camera points back to her she stops. They also show her on the floor and her dad at the computer. She literally cries until he looks at her. The second he looks away she starts crying again. It's one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. (You wanna go watch it now, don't you? Go ahead...I'll wait...)
My husband often wonders if this is what I was like as a child, because, well...let's just say I definitely don't mind being the center of his attention. I'm pretty needy, and just like Lyla, the moment he looks away I cry. It's now become a little game between us. He's pretty good at ignoring me no matter how much I pester him, so we see how much poking, prodding, whining, and other random things I can do before he actually responds to me. One time I was so frustrated with how well he was able to ignore me that I yelled (jokingly) "Acknowledge me!!!" to which he broke down laughing.
There are so many people around us that are crying out for attention, but we've gotten so good at ignoring them we don't even notice. Screaming at us, "Acknowlege me!!! I have needs. Can't you see I'm hurt, I'm hungry, I'm broken?" We simply turn our heads, look away, and let them cry.
I was reminded of the great need around me when I recently helped prepare and serve a meal at a ministry center in the heart of the city. As I looked around those who came my heart was broken. I too often find myself in my comfortable little bubble and forget about those who need the things I never think twice about having - food, clothing, shelter. What am I doing to help these people? Why am I so okay with living my life without giving a second thought to the men, women, and children who are struggling to survive?
Matthew 25 talks about Christ sitting on His throne, sorting out people like sheep and goats. It says He will say to those on His right to enter the kingdom. He says, "I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me." When the sheep reply that they don't know what He's talking about, His response is, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me - you did it to me."
I no longer want to look away when I see the cries of those needing attention, love, and basic human necessities. I want to acknowledge their needs and do what I can to meet them because when that day comes and I stand before my Lord,
I want to be on His right.
Emily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtF63gkkW6g
Okay, for those of you too lazy to click on the link, I'll give you a little synopsis. Basically, every time the camera is off of Lyla, she cries. As soon as the camera points back to her she stops. They also show her on the floor and her dad at the computer. She literally cries until he looks at her. The second he looks away she starts crying again. It's one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. (You wanna go watch it now, don't you? Go ahead...I'll wait...)
My husband often wonders if this is what I was like as a child, because, well...let's just say I definitely don't mind being the center of his attention. I'm pretty needy, and just like Lyla, the moment he looks away I cry. It's now become a little game between us. He's pretty good at ignoring me no matter how much I pester him, so we see how much poking, prodding, whining, and other random things I can do before he actually responds to me. One time I was so frustrated with how well he was able to ignore me that I yelled (jokingly) "Acknowledge me!!!" to which he broke down laughing.
There are so many people around us that are crying out for attention, but we've gotten so good at ignoring them we don't even notice. Screaming at us, "Acknowlege me!!! I have needs. Can't you see I'm hurt, I'm hungry, I'm broken?" We simply turn our heads, look away, and let them cry.
I was reminded of the great need around me when I recently helped prepare and serve a meal at a ministry center in the heart of the city. As I looked around those who came my heart was broken. I too often find myself in my comfortable little bubble and forget about those who need the things I never think twice about having - food, clothing, shelter. What am I doing to help these people? Why am I so okay with living my life without giving a second thought to the men, women, and children who are struggling to survive?
Matthew 25 talks about Christ sitting on His throne, sorting out people like sheep and goats. It says He will say to those on His right to enter the kingdom. He says, "I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me." When the sheep reply that they don't know what He's talking about, His response is, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me - you did it to me."
I no longer want to look away when I see the cries of those needing attention, love, and basic human necessities. I want to acknowledge their needs and do what I can to meet them because when that day comes and I stand before my Lord,
I want to be on His right.
Emily
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