My Soap Box for today...

How many times do we say it? In conversation. When you see an old friend, or meet someone who is going through something. "I am so sorry, I will be praying for you." Do you really. Do you take the time? More than once? What does it mean to carry someone's burdens? What does it mean to truly be a friend to someone you hardly know? When you wake up at night because you can't sleep, do you turn on the tv, read that good book, get on fb, or do you sit and think of someone...besides yourself and pray for them. Bring those requests to God?

I for one am guilty of all of it. My intentions are never to be untruthful or dishonest. But I am selfish by nature. But there are moments when God meets me when I am, changes my heart and perspective. Softens me, and speaks to me. Turns my view, to love someone, to have compassion, to be broken for someone else. And to pray for them, to carry their burdens, to care for them, love them.

I want my words to be truthful, honest, and meaningful. In this moment all my thoughts are on my brother. The fighter, the solider. I miss him so deeply, and I can hardly wait for him to come home. My prayers for him have been staggered, and I am thankful that God has protected him, walked before him, and is bringing him home safe. I pray that God moves me to a place of being more sensitive to others than myself. Changes. Loving the changes that life brings.