he's not a Christian. Jessica is a
Christian, but she's not a hiker.
Despite that, Jessica takes a hike
with his brother once a month to
show him that she cares about
what he does.
The truest, most Christlike form of
creativity is loving people. Even when they're hard to love.
Jesus spent His whole life using
His creaivity to love the seemingly
unlovable. He ate meals with people
who were labeled unclean. He invited
the social "loser" to be His friends
(stinky fishermen were not high on
social ladder during Jesus time). And He
often had conversation with the social
outcasts ( like the woman at the well in
John4).
During one meal , when Jesus was eating with the seemingly uncool, the
Pharises asked why He did it. Jesus
responded: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick"
(Matthew 9:12).
Jesus used Hiscreativity His unique gifts and talents to see past people faults to their heart and their needs. Once He saw their needs, He
did what He could to meet them by
creating an atmosphere of love and acceptance. We can do the same
thing. ( Think it throught)
How can we see people's hearts and needs?. It's simple. Every single person has the same needs tobe loved and accepted. How they go about meeting those needs looks different for different peoole.
That's where our creativity comes in. We have to use our creativity to see that bully is really looking for love and acceptance, but it plays out in his drive to be powerful and tough. Or that a class clown is looking for acceptance, but it plays out in his drive to get attention, and that's why he goes to every party and gets drunk.
Then to demonstrate Christ's love, we see past people's annoying habits or bad decision, choise not to condemn them, and use our creativity to think of what we can do to demostrate Jesus' love to them. Then we do it.
(Work It out) Want to show God's love?
Get to know someone outside your circle of friends.
Do something that he or she enjoys doing that you wouldn't normally do
( within God's boundaries, of course).
Pray for that person by name. Get a group if friends to pray throughout the day that person.
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