Things to consider!

James 1: 27             KJV

²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction...

Yesterday I spent a good share of the day, with a boy who needed my undivided attention.

Braedyn and I have a lot in common. We love the north woods, and the animals that live there.

One thing that we don’t have in common though, is that I had a Dad, and Braedyn, doesn’t.

It didn’t take long, but I could clearly see that this boy needs a godly man in his life.

I have no idea how Braedyn’s Mom provides for those needs that only a man can give.

I got to see firsthand this young lads affliction.

So is pure religion, just to visit kids like this? Is it just spending one day a month with them?

And many of you like me, can reason and even rationalize why we’re way too busy to pour into children without Dad’s.

Maybe our walk needs to match our talk. Maybe we need to truly come to the end of ourselves.

Maybe a few of us have overlooked this verse, all the while trying to be Holy and pure. Good luck with that...

Loving God daily, comes with a knowing that He will genuinely give me eyes to see those in extreme need.

When I got home last night, my heart ached for this fatherless boy.

His Mother said she feels like this every night.

And when you and I begin to gripe and moan about how life has treated us so unfairly, let’s not forget to consider this little boy...and others like him...