Added Misery

"The girl you just called fat? She's been dieting religiously & has lost 30lbs. The boy you just called stupid? Has autism & all he wants is your acceptance. The girl you just called ugly? Spends hours putting makeup on hoping people will like her. The boy you just tripped? He's abused enough at home. The girl you just called "Jesus Freak" spends hours in prayer for you. There's always so much more to people. Stop the spread of added misery!"




Good 'ole facebook. I found this quote as someone's status in my news feed. It made me think for a minute. Read it a few more times, let it sink it. Realize how true it is. We need to stop the spread of added misery. I'm not going to go through every sentence, but think back about high school. That quote is exactly how school is/was! Instead of caring about each other, people tease, taunt, ridicule, and make fun of others. Why? There are so many reasons, and so many of those reasons we can't explain. As humans, our nature isn't always to be kind, but I've learned to think about it differently in the last two years: our new demeanor, the one that should continually be becoming more Christ-like, needs to be characterized by love. The Jesus Freak mentioned above has the right idea, because praying for someone shows a genuine care for them and their lives. Why can't we all do that, and why can't we do it more often? Instead of spreading gossip, calling each other names, etc., we should be loving each other, regardless if we are different or not. Get over the differences. Jesus loved others who were different. He hung out with lepers, tax collectors, people who had disabilities, and people who couldn't speak or see. Our first reaction to people like that is to shrug them off and go on our own merry way. Well, it shouldn't be. We should be absolutely psyched to have the chance to love them in any way. We don't know whats going on in their lives at home, or outside of the venue where we see them, and that shouldn't matter. We need to be eager to be like little Jesus', ready to love, help, and support every single person we meet, in any way we are able. We need to stop the spread of added misery, because no one person deserves to be made fun of, ridiculed, taunted, or teased. However, every single person deserves to feel loved, and experience the love of Jesus Christ. 


Think about it.