When caring isn’t on the menu …

A Facebook friend shared this exchange …

Overheard in a restaurant:

WAITER: “Is everything okay sir?”

MAN: “Huh? Oh, yeah, well, I’ve been kind of down since the divorce.”

WAITER: “Uh, I meant with your meal.”

There are a lot of people like this restaurant customer all around us. People who are hurting, struggling, and feeling very alone. People with real needs who need someone to share their burdens with. People who find conversation with a waiter a welcome interaction.

God understands that about us, and has a few remedies for us. In addition to His Holy Spirit living in us as our constant companion, we can talk to Him anytime because He is always with us:

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 4:6-7.

In addition to being able to talk with God anytime, anywhere, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we also have the fellowship of our brothers and sisters in Christ (your local church family):

“Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ,” Galatians 6:2.

Outside of your immediate family, whose burdens are you sharing?

Scotty