People are not Problems

I love time with friends-I love how Jesus uses people-
Even unlikely people-
Sometimes even friends..........
To expose me-
Even to take a little more ground for Himself-
Ground for Himself in my heart.

I don't know where it comes from-
Maybe it's a male thing-
Maybe it's just an orientation I have developed over time-
An orientation to life-
The view that life is a series of problems-
Navigate the problems well.........
Siss-boom-bah......
There you have it-
Success!

A great orientation..........
Sometimes.

"People are not problems"
My friend cut me off in mid sentence-
As I was describing a struggle with someone I love.

"Why do you need to fix them?" she asked

There is a wide gap between fixing and Loving........
But sometimes it can look like a fine line.

1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another,
God lives in us, and His Love is made complete in us.

Father be at work in me-

Be at work in me to Love the people you bring my way.

Give me Your Heart for each one-

Give me wisdom to know my part to play-

My part to play in being the expression of Your Life to each one.

Amen