I live in State College Pa, land of humanism, cynicism and skepticism. Don’t get me wrong, I love it here but this can be a tough place when dealing with the ideology’s and philosophies of what makes some one good. I’m a preacher it’s what I do. I love to communicate the goodness of God and express his hope through the teachings and life of Jesus. Many times though, I’ve been turned a cold ear because of preconceived ideas built into a societal system that wants more than words.
One thing people can’t argue with is good deeds. The bible says love your neighbor, I don’t believe it meant words. It meant do something for them. Not just once either, but over and over again until they see what you’ve been saying.
I just had dinner with a neighbor, who my wife and I have been helping with some remodeling in their basement. I’ve done a lot over the last few weeks and some of the family members can’t understand why. They’ve said no one does things like that unless they have a motive. Well I do have one, love. If there’s one thing God loves it’s people who do good deeds to express his unconditional love.
By the way, the neighbor recently became a Christian and there family member is beginning to think I’m okay.
Good deeds is what I call the hammer of love. It keeps hitting the hard areas in people’s hearts until it wears them down.
