It is sad that many Christians and churches do not help their local people. Many may give a $40 food card but that is it. When people go through very difficult financial struggles it is seen by many Christians to be a result of sin and bad decisions. This can be very true for many, but not all who find themselves in such straights. “Who sinned his parents or him, they asked of the blind man to Jesus” paraphrasing.
Far too many Christians view that God is trying to teach someone a lesson and thus are unwilling to lend a hand. They do not what to get in God’s way.
Compassion seems to be reserved for those in a different country.
When a person works hard to secure a contract and it goes to someone else, then they work for another and again they lose the opportunity and try again, each time spending many hours to build the proposal, work the numbers. Yet lose again. how long can one strive for work and remain able to pay their bills and move forward. One could state the person needs to be in a different business, go get a job, or what ever. But does not God have a role in helping those who want to work?
Job went through much pain and more as he had to listen to his well meaning friends.
But God did not act until Job prayed for his friends and the friends hosted a party and gave Job a financial stake to rebuild his life. They God moved to bless Job.
People can justify anything, this shows our heart. But helping as one is able shows our compassion and brotherhood.
Life is not easy for many and some suffer from diseases and other problems most cannot fully appreciate. The HOPE of wining a lottery from buying a ticket and asking God to move as He pleases. Is this misplaced? is this trying to force God? It is the heart! Our pain cannot be shared so real with others.