Jared Wilson talks about seeing people as Jesus sees them...
"The struggle to shepherd willingly happens every time ministry becomes difficult. So we have to see people as Jesus sees them. “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matt. 9:36). This compassion is not merely a “feeling sorry for.” It is a gut reaction. Jesus truly saw these people as people in great need of the gospel and was moved in the guts by brokenness for them. Pastors, let us then pray on Monday mornings, and every time we face the temptation to exercise oversight out of compulsion rather than out of free will, for the eyes of Christ."
~ from: "The Pastor’s Justification:
Applying the Work of Christ in Your Life and Ministry" by Jared C. Wilson
"When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things." - Mark 6:34
As people and their problems press upon you in ministry... May you see others as Jesus sees them, and being moved with compassion teaching them the wonderful grace of our Lord.
Because..."A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench" ~ Matthew 12:20
~ PJVS
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