Do we realize how blessed we are?
This morning I have been reading my compassion international magazine. and im being reminded of how many privelages so many of us have, and yes God loves us, and in fact a lot of us are spoiled in Christ but are we grateful? and what are we doing with all that God has given us, are we hording it or giving it back? and what are we doing about poverty?
Do we realize what the children we sponsor actually go through in a day, what they live like?!
We complain about getting up early, when some people in oppressed countries would die to be able to get up and have the freedom to read their bible. We complain that we have nothing to eat when our fridge and pantry is full. We complain about our living conditions, when there are people who live in a garbage dump.
the Old testament tells us numerous times to take care of the poor. the farmers were told to not take all of their crop, but to leave some behind for the poor to glean from. and James tells us religion that is pure and holy is to visit orphans and widows int heir affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world….
i have to ask the question…are we really unstained from the world?!
here are some hard facts to take in:
naerly 2 million children worldwide are forced into the sex trade each year.
250,000-500,000 children live as prostitutes in Brazil (alone). Some sources place this number as high as 2 million.
40,000 annual birthds in Thailand go unregistered. Without a birth certificate, these children are denied health care and education, and are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.
1 in 5 women worldwide becomes a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.
The least we can do is pray.
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