Crazy Love With Francis ChanSample

“Your Best Life… Later”

By now you’ve probably realized that you have a distinct choice to make: just let life happen, which is tantamount to serving God your leftovers, or actively run toward Christ.

Do you recognize the foolishness of seeking fulfillment outside of Him? Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender? Do you grasp the beauty and deep joy of walking in genuine intimacy with God, our holy Father and Friend? Do you want to see God more than you desire security?

Maybe you answered yes to these questions but still wonder what that equates to, what the alternatives are to floating downstream. To this, I pose one example.

How would your life change if you actually thought of each person you came into contact with as Christ—the person driving painfully slow in front of you, the checker at the grocery store who seems more interested in chatting than ringing up your items, the member of your family with whom you can’t seem to have a conversation and not get annoyed?

In Matthew 25 Jesus blesses some people for what they have done. Confused, they ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?”

His answer is staggering: “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” Jesus is saying that we show tangible love for God in how we care for the poor and those who are suffering. He expects us to treat the poor and the desperate as if they were Christ Himself.

* Do you treat the people you interact with in a daily basis as though they were Christ? Do you look out for the “least of these” to your own detriment? How can you begin to rewire your heart and brain in order to see these opportunities to share Christ’s love?

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