Oblivious to the Obvious

This past weekend I picked up a new book and before I even reached the first chapter, I was convicted. We live in such a selfish world that we do not seem to care about the obvious needs around us. Organizations such as "Live 8" and "ONE" are makign waves and raising millions of dollars, but if you looked closely to the bands and speakers that make appearances to those events, you would see that there are no "Christian" bands or speakers anywhere to be seen. The greatest commandment given by Jesus Himself is to love one another; however, our Christian Bulimic ways are not really letting us comprehend that statement, they just allow us to say that at appropriate times to make it seem like we care. Instead of suporting these endeavors we are asking people to give us thousands of dollars to buy plane tickets to play with kids and put up a few pieces of wood so we can say we made a difference. While that is all great, why don't you save money on the plane tickets and send the money so you can house a couple of families? Better yet, fill up your gas tank and look around your own community because there is a lot more hurt in your own backyard then you might notice during a busy day.

The local homeless shelter is constantly looking for food because the left over canned asparagus, or the ever popular macaroni and cheese with Ramon noodles for desert, does not always help. Now the shelter is also looking for help on controlling diabetes and obesity because healthy and fresh foods are rarely donated. Due to the new seatbelt laws children cannot be taken by city transportation unless they have car seat and so many children cannot even go to the doctor's office without finding someone to take some time out of their day to take them.

Last night I even mentioned in my small group that some of us girls could maybe even team up and take a child to the doctor, and they said that it wasn't safe so it was immediately out of question. I know that's how most life-long Christians feel, but it just seems like we are missing out on our purpose here on earth.