WWJD stands for what would Jesus do. A few years ago I heard about this being a question that many Christians where challenged to ask the self at one of those big event, and sometimes I find myself asking that same question.
I was at work and a police officer came into the shop asking if we had a ladder, we didn't but as a nosey nieghbour I had to look out the window to see why they may have needed one. Hey it's not a normal request from a police officer.
Looking out I saw the lady across the road sitting at her door looking very stressed and upset. I know the ladie has a drinking problem and is always running into difficult situations due to her drinking. As I looked out I noticed one police officer was trying to calm the lady as she sat upset on her door step.
I know from the past this lady doesn't like the police to much and wondered if I should go and see if she was ok. Then I thought maybe I should just leave them all to it as was none of my business and not my problem. That's when I thought about WWJD.
So, what would Jesus have done? Well I guess from the story's of him in the bible he would have gone to talk to the lady. He would have gone and offered the lady compassion and shown here respect. So at that moment I walk over to the lady that was sitting on her door step with her head in hands and looking very upset.
Some might say I should have ignored it, after all it wasn't my job to lend her support. It wasn'ty place to go and help. But for some reason I did. And I found a very upset, stressed and scared neighbour in need of a hug and a police officer in need of one of the ladies stiff drinks.
Sure I could of ignored it and got on with my Dailey schedual but I think it was my place to lend a hand. I was there not as a copper in uniform or a person wanting to moan at her, I was just there as a nieghbour to calm the lady and to be a friend.
A bit in the bible says something along the linds of when we give to charity we give to God, when we help others we help god as we are his hands and feet.
What would Jesus do? What Jesus does is shown compassion. What Jesus does is lend a hand or offer a listening ear!
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