Thoughts on Responsibilities
Do you consider yourself a responsible person? In every area of your life? Especially do you consider yourself to be responsible in your walk with God?
I’m not sure where I got these words, but someone talking about responsibility said there are several possible attitudes one can have:
• We may shirk our responsibilities.
• We may shelve them—hoping to fulfill in the future.
• We may shoulder them and wear ourselves out bearing their full weight.
• We may just shed them after attempting to do them.
• We may share them.
Do you see yourself anywhere in there?
Galatians 6:2-6 tells us, “Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. 5 For each one will bear his own load. 6 The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.” (NASB) Paul made it clear that the last one of these is the one that we should be actively involved in. This is the one that will help us fulfill all that we should for Christ. There are times that we meet the responsibilities to our jobs or the things we delight to do, but we may not be as responsible in helping each one reach their heavenly destination. Isn’t this one of the most important things that we can do for another person?
Someone you know has a burden that needs to be helped today. They may have reached a point in their life where they are about to give up. Our world right now is a very trying place, but as each one of us is willing to do his or her part, we can fulfill the law of Christ, the One who gave Himself for us. Do not shirk, shelve, shoulder alone, or shed them. Do share with them as you are able. You may never know just how important you were in their lives. But the Master will, and He will be pleased you took on the responsibility to share others burdens.