There are some truly kind people in the world.  My next door neighbor is one of them.  He works the night shift and sleeps in the day.  On Tuesday night when he goes to work, he takes my garbage can to the street.  When he comes home at three the next morning, he brings the empty can back to my house.  He has been doing this every week since Ken has been gone.  Seven months.

That kind of help is so wonderful.  He and his wife and little girl are just precious people.  In a world that seems to be crumbling, it is so uplifting to know that there are people who are helping others simply because they need to be helped.  With no thought of receiving anything in return.

That is what God has called us to do.  Help others.  Paul said in his letter to the Romans:

Romans 12: 6a-7a "God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well…If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well.  If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching….If God has given you money, be generous in helping others with it.  If God has given you administrative ability and put you in charge of the work of others, take the responsibility seriously…"

Romans 7: 6b  "…now (since Christ died for us) you can really serve God; not in the old way, mechanically obeying a set of rules, but in the new way, with all of your hearts and minds."

I can't do all the things I used to do.  (Which I find very hard to accept.)  But I can still bake cookies. And my neighbor has a sweet tooth.

Do something for someone.   Just because they need the help.  Quit justifying yourself with words like, "They shouldn't have gotten themselves in the mess they are in in the first place."  God puts people in our path.  Help the person he has given you.  Let Him straighten out the details.

It lifts your heart to help someone.