James and John were willing to pay the price for the blessing they sought. I hope, should such a moment come for me, I will be willing to pay that price as well. Should such a moment come for you, I hope you also will be willing to pay that price.
Complicating the dilemma is that we aren’t always sure of which burden is asked of us to bear. There is an unfathomable amount of suffering in the world, but which individuals are we supposed to help, and to what extent are we supposed to be sacrificial lambs?
Some people say that you use the gifts that God has given you. For you, Peter, that would be your magnificent mind, your superior reasoning, and your excellent writing skills - among other amazing attributes. People have also said that we should serve by doing whatever God puts in our path that needs our help. In your case, Peter, you feel called to write, and to help the homeless and despondent people you encounter. Much of the good you do will maybe never be known by you, but believe me, you ARE doing good and having an effect.
For example, it was you who brought me back to Christ. Your writings. I had been a Christian in my youth, became cynical and fell away, spent decades being an agnostic, then read interpretations of quantum physics that led me to being spiritual again - but I regarded Jesus as a superfluous, cultural phenomenon. Then about a year ago, I was lying awake at night pondering a great deal of your writings, and the thought came to me, maybe Jesus is like a conduit to God, a wormhole directly to the Supreme Love? So I prayed, “Sweet Jesus, conduit to God…” and I instantly felt the Power, the Glory, and the Love. Subsequently, I reformulated my understanding to Jesus being a frequency and wavelength in perfect synch to God, and that we can entrain our own frequencies by accepting the power of Christ. But I am still in the habit of praying, “Sweet Jesus, conduit to God…”
In any case, YOU had a profound influence on my life (and in other ways, too), but didn’t have knowledge of it. Keep serving God as you feel called to do so, and trust that He is guiding you and using you as you were meant to serve. You will be blessed immeasurably as a result.
Complicating the dilemma is that we aren’t always sure of which burden is asked of us to bear. There is an unfathomable amount of suffering in the world, but which individuals are we supposed to help, and to what extent are we supposed to be sacrificial lambs?
Some people say that you use the gifts that God has given you. For you, Peter, that would be your magnificent mind, your superior reasoning, and your excellent writing skills - among other amazing attributes. People have also said that we should serve by doing whatever God puts in our path that needs our help. In your case, Peter, you feel called to write, and to help the homeless and despondent people you encounter. Much of the good you do will maybe never be known by you, but believe me, you ARE doing good and having an effect.
For example, it was you who brought me back to Christ. Your writings. I had been a Christian in my youth, became cynical and fell away, spent decades being an agnostic, then read interpretations of quantum physics that led me to being spiritual again - but I regarded Jesus as a superfluous, cultural phenomenon. Then about a year ago, I was lying awake at night pondering a great deal of your writings, and the thought came to me, maybe Jesus is like a conduit to God, a wormhole directly to the Supreme Love? So I prayed, “Sweet Jesus, conduit to God…” and I instantly felt the Power, the Glory, and the Love. Subsequently, I reformulated my understanding to Jesus being a frequency and wavelength in perfect synch to God, and that we can entrain our own frequencies by accepting the power of Christ. But I am still in the habit of praying, “Sweet Jesus, conduit to God…”
In any case, YOU had a profound influence on my life (and in other ways, too), but didn’t have knowledge of it. Keep serving God as you feel called to do so, and trust that He is guiding you and using you as you were meant to serve. You will be blessed immeasurably as a result.
Wow.
Thank you. I am genuinely blown away here.
Thank you.
Love and blessings to you always, Peter. And you can count on my friendship for all eternity.