Maybe I Care Too Much...

I was having an argument with a friend the other day about caring too much. We both have huge, compassionate hearts. I said that I don't think someone can care too much for another person. What I do think though is that we have a hard time seeing the line in which we take it on caring as our responsibility.

I know responsibility is something I tend to talk about a lot, but it's because it's what God is teaching me right now. Our actions are things that we have to take responsibility for. They aren't something we can beat around the bush about...or say didn't happen. I don't care if you're the only person that really knows what happened, you have to own up to it. There are consequences for our actions, whether we choose to acknowledge them or not.


Sometimes the consequences are not good, and sometimes they are great.


A lot of times I get caught between caring and taking responsibility. I can name so many times when this has been my dilemma. Fortunately, I serve a God that says that it's not my responsibility.


With Thanksgiving coming up, there has been a lot of talk about what we are thankful for and how we can express that. The forgiveness that God has given us has been a tremendous blessing. He has always shown us forgiveness that we don't deserve. It's mind boggling to me. How does the God of the Universe care so much about us all the time? Even when we sin and choose to look away from Him. He promises us in His Word that he will never leave us nor forsake us. We are the ones that turn from Him and ignore Him. He ALWAYS cares. He has literally taken the entire worlds sin upon himself for us.

Who am I to question whether I care too much? 

I don't understand why, but God loves us and cares for each of us so much. He is the only one we can turn to when we care. It really comes down to trusting Him. 

It's hard for me to trust God with my friends and family; the people that I care for. 

It's easy for me to trust Him with me. 

Because I've seen His provision and faithfulness in my life. 

But I need to practice trusting God with everyone else. 

His faithfulness is going to look different in each person's life, because he knows how to best get through to them. 

Who am I to question what He is going to do with them? 

This past weekend I was in Grove Coffee and one of my regulars came in with his wife. We got to talking and he asked if I needed prayer. In the middle of the day, we stopped and he prayed for me. Right there, in the coffee shop. Unashamed. That shows that he and his wife care for me; my heart and my walk with Christ. That is also the best way to show you care and trust God with someone. 

There is a point where we have to let go, trust God with that person and just pray. 

Pray Until Something Happens. 

I am a firm believer in prayer and that God answers prayers. That is how God shows me His faithfulness. Don't question whether you care to much, question whether you're praying enough. If you care, you should be taking your caringness to the only one that can do anything about it. 

Just pray. Pray without ceasing.