Jesus tells us above all else love God and love others. This the is greatest commandment that God give us.
Here at the Hope House due to safety reasons we are presently in a bit of transition with the girls. We currently have one girl in house and later this week she will be moving on to another Christian program. Then a another girl will be coming back in the home for good and not leaving! PTL. :) So things have been a little crazy around the house, but it's been such a blessing just to be here and be used by God. The girl who is currently in the house right now is very bit of 12..ha! Moody, wants attention, silly, crazy, and is has a really sweet personality. The poor thing has been going through a lot of changes/transitions during the past week and is just mentally tired. Within a week she found out that she had to leave the Hope House, was told she could not go back home (it's a good thing, her mom knows she needs more help and restoration) and discovered she is going to a totally different program (one that has a uniform, does not allow make up, jewelry.. ect.) Soo.. at the house we are trying to get to her ready to leave, make sure she has the right things to bring, go through her stuff, clean, take her doctors visits and did I mention clean? Since she has been through a lot changes during the last week and had a lot of decisions made for her lately, shes been a bit frustrated (to say the least). Her frustrations come out through fits of anger(anger is a very lite way to describe what happens). Then 20 minutes later she feels horrible about getting so mad and saying ugly things. She knows that Jesus is bigger than her anger and is praying for Him to help her over come it.
Well, we all know that when someone gets mad at you and says ugly things to you it's really hard to show love back. I learned that above all else my job inside and outside of the home is to show and model Christ's love. Even when the girl gets mad and says very ugly things to me and about me. I know she doesn't mean it and more than anything she needs me to show Christ's love. I know that she shows so much anger on the outside because she was hurt so bad in the inside. Even when she is mad, when I look at her all I can see is Jesus. In spite of her fits of anger and 12 year old immaturity Jesus made her and loves her dearly. When we love and serve others, it's actually Jesus that we are serving and loving. Every time we touch the heart of another, we are reaching the heart of God also.
Today I was reminded of this teaching:
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' - Matthew 25:31-46
wow, whens the last time you touched the heart of God by serving "the least of these?"
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