someone asked me how I know who to help and who not to help when there are so many people around who needs help. She asked me how I choose. I couldn't really give her a proper response but it was a good question to reflect on.
I was brought back to my life history of "helping" people .. and I guess my most accurate answer is this: God puts many people in my path, and sometimes, God convicts my heart to do more for certain people or spend a bit more time with them. But I always believe it is seasonal. Now, this is the part that I am not sure if it was God's leading or my own flesh acting; the duration of time spent with each person. Often, I pull away when I sense neediness, overreliance and a reluctance to pick themselves out of the situation even though they could do that. That's why I am not a counselor in occupation. Sometimes, I also pull away when I sense that they need something that I have no capacity to give. But capacity is relative in most cases.
I only can pray for more of the Spirit's leading and less of my flesh acting.
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