God wants you happy – Day 6
Who are the needy?
Is it possible that the main need today is for Love?
Please read Matthew 6:3-4
Vs. 3 “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Do you know who the needy are? Is it possible that someone who has been beaten down by the battles of life is in spiritual need? Can we look at a person and first see the pain they deal with and just lend a smile?
There are needy who we pass by each and every moment and if we listen we can hear their pain and needs. These are the people who God puts in our path to encourage and offer hope to – not in an effort to convert but in Christlikeness to Love like He Loved without condition.
Look at the life and ministry of Jesus and look how many people He just quietly encouraged and Loved no matter what they had done, were doing or chose to do!
Every moment, every person, every single second of your life was thought out before the creation of the world by The God who created it all and is Crazy in Love with you!
Once you accept the above statement you can begin to see the “needy people”, the hurting souls that God brings into your path in a whole new light, His Light of Love!
With this in mind here is our next step in the Loving-kindness meditation. Let’s focus on someone who we see often that is hurting and practice the same meditation we have done for ourselves and someone we Love. So think of someone who might fit that mold of person who has hurts- maybe that have grown bitter and disillusioned by the battles of life or for whatever reason they are just unhappy, no joy and while they aren’t close to you, you get the sense they are in pain. Once you have this person in mind follow the methods for the meditations from the past two days of finding a quiet place and time. Place this person’s name in where the “(name)” is in this meditation and:
Breathe in and say:
“God Is Love”
Breathe out and say:
“God Loves (name)!”
Breathe in and say:
“You are (name) Fortress”
Breathe out and say:
“May (name) be safe”
Breathe in and say:
“You are (name) Peace”
Breathe out and say:
“May (name) be at Peace”
Breathe in and say:
“You are (name) Provider”
Breathe out and say:
“May All (name) needs are met”
Breathe in and say:
“Your yoke is Easy”
Breathe out and say:
“May (name) have Ease in their life”
When you meditate practice the meditation for yourself for a few minutes, then the one you love who is close to you, then this needy person who is hurting and one more group we will examine tomorrow. Practice like this for several days, weeks and months and you will begin to experience His Love and presence in a whole new way!
