Our Lifetime Roles!
"We were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes
her own children….Brethren….We exhorted, and comforted, and
charged every one of you, as a father."
1 Thessalonians 1: 7-11
In a movie, Kind Hearts and Coronets, legendary actor Alec Guinness
played eight different characters, all members of the D’Ascoyne
family.
They were being murdered one after the other, and movie fans
still
marvel at how Guinness managed to play so many
roles.
We have one life to live on earth, but we have
many different roles. It helps to think of
our
relationships in this way.
1 Thessalonians 2, Paul compares himself to: (1) a nursing
mother
who cherished the Thessalonian Christians like his own
children;
(2) a brother who labored day and night for his church
family;
(3) and a father who encouraged, comforted, and urged
his
children toward godliness.
Relationships are complex, but they are the connections that
allow
us to minister to others. By understanding our multiple roles in
some
one’s life, we can help the hurting, lift the discouraged, and be
the
blessing God intends.
Think of someone near you today.
How can you be a blessing?
"The followers of Jesus are children of God
and they should manifest the family likeness
by doing good to all."
F. F. Bruce
