I heard a same story for three times today, from different persons in different circumstances. This urges me to share it with all of my love ones.
The story begins with a man, who is rushing for the train to go to another town for his official business. Due to the rush, he accidentally drops off his left shoe outside the train and he manages to get himself onto the train with only one shoe with him. Somehow, he immediately takes off his another shoe and throws the shoe out of the train. A lady who standing aside is wondering and she ask, “Why are u throwing your another shoe out again since you had lost your left shoe already?” Then the man answer, “As what you said, since I lost my left shoe, by having only the right shoe is no longer useful for me, no point for me to keep it. I rather than throw it out then maybe some poor wretches out there may pick up to use as the shoes are in pair.
From here, we can see that, some situation are like we suffer loses, somehow at the same time, some pitiful ones gain from our lost.
Christian usually suffer loses as they really want to obey what God teach us to. Many people even sneering at Christian as they think Christian act stupidly and ignorantly. However, Jesus knows our lost, Jesus knows the purpose we choose to do it although it may look silly in the point of view of non-Christian. He knows we are not foolish but rather to do that for Him. When we lose for people around us in order to fulfill their needs, God promises to prepare the gift which is even greater than anything for us.
It’s hard, but it’s faith. May God bless anyone who willing to love their neighborhoods with action as faith should come with actions.
