Just Help!

A good number of seekers have been in touch with me for years now. Though I have a burden to shepherd them, I cannot go beyond their own willingness. I cannot force myself to shepherd them unless they willing invite me or at lease welcome me. In fact, these ones were open to me as their brother and yet they have issues with some other saints in the church life. Therefore, they have not fully come into the church life nor did I try to bring them in. I also have been doing my best to shepherd them whenever there is an opportunity and wait for the time the Lord would release them fully for the church life.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. Proverbs 3:27   

Sometimes, in my narrowness, I wondered if I should continue to spend time with these ones. At times, I questioned if they were just trying to use me for their own gain? But I have been mysteriously led within not to close the door for these ones even if they do not fully come into the church life nor are fully agreeing with the ministry of the age. Nevertheless, they are all my brothers and sisters in the Lord. I still must be in fellowship with them and be available for any kind of help, if need be. 

Recently, each of them has expressed their need for help. A family requested me to help their son's admission for a college program in Canada. So within my capacity, I did my best to help them. But I kept my intention pure; my only goal was to help them because they needed help and the Lord has placed me in a position to help them. Whether they come into the church life or not through this helping hand, it's all up to the Lord. I must just help.

Another sister came for fellowship and expressed her hunger and thirst for the word of God. Though she has not yet fully come into the church life, she has been using the ministry material for her own benefit. She basically wanted to start her own ministry getting help from us in the matter of the truths of the Bible. I still received her and her husband when they came for fellowship, and also granted her request to be included in the morning truth pursuing over Skpye though she is not an official staffer. It just helped.

Another sister also has been helped whenever she requested it. Especially when her son went to USA for his studies. Though they never came into the church life and even dared to disagree on some truths and practices of the church life, still as a Christian brother, whenever they requested for help, I still did my best to help them; even recommend their son to the saints in a particular locality in USA. I just helped.

And I believe, my attitude should be proper in helping others; not helping others for some private gain or a quid-pro-quo deal. I just helped because they are my brothers and sisters, they needed help, and the Lord graced me to help them within my capacity.

This is another life lesson I have been learning; not to be narrow in helping others who may or may not agree with the teachings I believe or the practices I practice. Therefore, "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so" has been a key supporting verse in helping the needy brother and sisters.

Yes, just help when the brothers and sisters need help, and the Lord has blessed you to be able to help. Just help!