Doing good

“Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.”Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We can read this scripture and see ‘do good to other Christians’ but it says, ‘do good to everyone, whenever we have an opportunity’. We can main about our plight and judge our circumstances by how we expect them to be, but what does God say?

I am doing a house sit and there has been a lot of rain. I have struggled to keep the swimming pool from overflowing and clean. It has defied me in my efforts to keep it clean. This morning I thought I’d best see if the cleaner that scurries around the bottom of the pool was clogged. I pulled the outlet pipe to which the cleaner was connected and the pipe broke. It is not good when things are damaged on my watch. I will endeavour to have it repaired.

My other, and main, role has been to care for the owners three dogs. One of them is very much in your face type, another yaps when it says it is time for food, even if it is only five in the morning. I walk each once a day, and manage to get myself three walks per day.

As a house sitter my duty is care for another’s property. This reminds me of the above scripture. We are called upon to do good to God’s property, His people. How is He wanting me to minister on His behalf?