Tragedies in life are difficult to deal with, regardless of who we are. Unexpectedly losing a loved one tears at our soul. Finding out about terminal cancer, or perhaps that our livelihood has been stolen from us, can make us feel numb and hollow.
We serve an awesome, all-powerful God. We know this, and as we walk with God, we come to understand this more and more. When times are difficult for us, we can turn to our awesome God for love, comfort and support. But this is not true for our unbelieving friends.
There will always be people in our lives who do not know Christ, and it is our objective to always point them to Christ. But most importantly, we want to direct them to meaningful relationships with Christ. We will never convince someone to come to Christ on our own accord (that is the job of the Holy Spirit), and we certainly do not have any quota to meet. Regardless of religious affiliation, people should never be treated like a product. The Desiring God staff writes, "As lovers of an all-powerful God, let us be prepared to love people in their pain empathetically and mercifully pointing them to a God who is in control."
Pain... hurts. If we are trying to move in someone's life without being empathetic to their situation, then we need to check ourselves and our motivation. Above all, we have been told to love God and to love others. Our mission is not to manipulate others when they are vulnerable, but to lovingly, mercifully, and empathetically direct them to Almighty God.
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