"Does anybody see her?"

"Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even knows
she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
with all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?

She is yearning
for shelter and affection,
that she never found at home
She is searching
for a hero to ride in,
to ride in and save the day
And in walks her prince charming
and he knows just what to say
Momentary lapse of reason
and she gives herself away"

How often are we quick to point out flaws? To place judgements? To be silent when we know we should reach out? To be comfortable where we are?

I love this Casting Crowns song (above). It is related to me time and time again. There are so many people that are waiting for people to notice the GOOD in them. In a world full of hate, it is so easy to let the world get to you. For Christians, at least you know there is a God that can redirect your thoughts to Him and comfort you with his love. For people who aren't Christians, you may be the only chance they connect with God, but you also may be the LAST. There have been plenty of times that I have sat in a pew, wishing that someone, anyone, would just remind me that God loves me (genuinely, not the pastor telling someone to). There have also been plenty of times that I have felt the Holy Spirit move me to encourage someone else. There are plenty of things the world offers to fill us temporarily. Anywhere we look the world is advertising what will make us happy and make us complete. Let us be reminded that this world is not our final destination. Let us be the ones who are pointing to the only thing that can truly meet your need and fill your void. 

Let us catch those who are searching or filling empty and point them to the restorer, the healer, the lover of our souls. Let us also be reminded that it's not about calling out each others sin, it's not about placing blame, it's about grace! It's about focusing on heaven! When we will shed no more tears and feel no more pain. Let us be encouragers! 

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward LOVE and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, BUT LET US ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER- and all the more as you see the Day approaching"!! (Hebrews 10:24-25)