Willing To Do

Willing to Do

I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Isaiah 6:8

Justice. As a lawyer, I navigate this concept on a daily basis. I pick up the phone and suddenly find myself having deeply personal conversations with individuals about what our legal system is able to do—and what it cannot. Although I know in my head that life is not fair, that there is no guarantee of justice in a legal system run by fallible human beings, I cried particularly bitter tears on my way home from a hearing one afternoon.

Vulnerable people were left exposed and exploited, and the ones with the power to make a change told me there was nothing they could do. Tears streamed down my face as my car ate up the miles on the long drive home. Anger burned as my frustration turned into feelings of helplessness.

What can we do when we believe we are helpless? I know what we cannot, must not do: turn away, willfully ignoring the wrongs we see around us. We must never get to the point where we choose to overlook injustice because it hurts too much, because it is too exhausting, because we are just one tiny life in a sea of billions, and because we think our caring couldn’t possibly matter.

Let’s not numb ourselves with the distractions of life that have no eternal value, to the point that we do nothing else. Let’s not hit “like” on social media and think that making a single click is the same as truly taking action. You can speak up if you see a stranger being verbally abused. You can volunteer with a nonprofit organization that specifically works with disadvantaged groups. You can financially support overseas ministries that are involved in advocating for human rights, ending human trafficking, or another issue close to your heart.

Let us not give up before we’ve even begun, convinced that what we do does not matter.

What you do matters. Helping even one person has ripple effects far beyond what you will ever know this side of heaven. God is looking for people he can trust to send into a broken, messed-up world with the message of redemption and salvation. He is looking for people who are willing to step forward and say, “Here I am, send me,” who will show Christ’s love in both words and deeds.

—Julie

— Today’s Act of Kindness —

The next time you’re faced with an opportunity to stand up to an injustice, ask God how you can take action, then do it.