April 4th, 2005

The Wrong Type of “Thick Skin!”

  The other day I had to escape the office for a while.  I went to the shop and spent the day rebuilding an engine.  My hands became sore, they are no longer covered by the heavy calluses that they had when I did that kind of work every day. The calluses formed naturally over time to protect me.

  Now, as I work daily with the many problems that God’s people are going through, I must be very careful not to develop those same calluses on my heart and emotions. For if I do I will no longer have a heart to feel peoples’ pain as Jesus did to effectively reach out. One of the dangers in this ministry is keeping that balance.

  Prayer – God guide me through the Holy Spirit to reach out with a heart like yours. Never let me become callused and indifferent to the hurts of those I deal with each day.

Glenn Kreider

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