What Does The Bible Say About Caring?

 Tonight I want to talk about What Does The Bible say about Caring? The scriptures we are going to look at tonight are John 13 verses 34-35, Galatians 6 verse 10, Galatians 5 verse 14, 1 Peter 5 verse 7, John 15 verse 13, 1 John 4 verse 7, Ephesians 5 verse 1, Romans 12 verse 1, 1 Corinthians 13 verse 13, and the last two we are going to look at tonight are Colossians 3 verse 12, and Proverbs 19 verse 17. 

When we look at what we read tonight we see how God shows us the traits we need in order to grow in our own relationship and faith walk with Him and with others. 

Tonight we are talking about Caring, so I also want to look at what it means to care for others. So we are going to take a look at just a few scriptures that talk about that. 

The scriptures we are going to look at are Philippians 2 verse 4, 1 John 3 verse 17-18, Galatians 5 verse 22-23, Romans 12 verse 10, Romans 15 verses 1-2, Romans 12 verse 13, and John 15 verse 12. 

In the scriptures we just looked at we see how God wants us to show love to one another just as He loves us. I want to share a quote with all of you. 

The quote I would like to share says this: Even when we don't see God's presence, His loving care is all around us. God gives us what  we need and He gives us comfort. He cares for all His children and loves them without end. 

When we think about what it means to be cared for, we think of how it can mean different things. One of the ways is by showing an act of kindness to others. Another way is to just be there to talk and listen to what people have to say. If we see someone who needs comforted we can show them kindness by giving them a hug and listening to what they have to say because when we show how we care for others and what it means in caring for others we can see how showing compassion and showing others love can come a long way. 

I want to share two quotes with you. The first quote says this: We Are Simply Called To Be The Hands and Feet Of Jesus, Willing To Love Our Neighbor And Leave Our Comfort For The Sake Of Those Who Need Him Most. The Second quote says: While God show His love through the sacrificing of His life as well as through the care that He showed while walking this Earth, that same kind of love should be given to others. 

I want to share a song with all of you now. The song I would like to share comes from a movie called A Week Away and the lyrics of the song say this: The only way you could go wrong is if you doubt yourself, Confidence is everything don't need to be someone else. A reason I wanted to share these two lyrics is because when we are talking about caring and the word care itself, we think of how God showed that unconditional, unfailing love toward others and how He still does. I also think of how someone helped me see that all I need to do is just keep being who God made me to be and not to worry and care so much in what others say or do, because it's true friends and family that will show the love, care, compassion, and kindness toward others that will also come a long way because no matter what we do, we can always show someone who feels left out or lonely that we care by being there for them in the best way that we know how to be there for them. 

We can also show them that we care for them, by praying and keeping them in prayer. 

Here are the two things I would like to end on tonight. The first thing I would like to end on tonight says: Don't let people change the loving and caring person you are. Don't let anyone get you down. Use the love and goodness inside of you to stay Strong. The last thing says: God understands your pain. Trust Him to take care of the things you can't.