It is amazing to see what happens to us humans when some tough news is given to us. Yesterday I had a phone call with news about someone I love who is struggling. In the struggles they are making some rough choices. The person who called me needs some physical help and a good deal of prayerful help. I’m glad to offer both and I’ll start Thursday when we get back home with the physical help.

This need for help consumed a good deal of my thought and emotional energy yesterday which carried into the night. I awoke in the middle of the night finding not only this loved one being on my mind, but with it was two more loved ones who are also needing much love and prayer for their own current decisions/actions. God and I spent a good deal of time together concerning these three before sleep reentered my night.

As I was having my devotions I read about offering band-aids rather than band-shame. Too often when one has stepped into sinfulness and they come for help, they receive a scolding when they have come for genuine help. They know their actions/hurts and they need help. I want to offer genuine help rather than offering shame. All of this brought me to the point of God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit. God has His entire creation on His mind. Three names kept me awake much of the night while He has a universe. I know to give these three to Him and praise Him for what He will do to bring them to Him. They all have Jesus and The Holy Spirit within them. I also know God wants my support to look like real love from Him. This I want to do well.