"Yeah, but she really hasn't worked that hard here. Plus, she's rude."
She saw her own son die on the news.
"Yeah, but he had to be doing something bad and she knows it, too.
I have been overwhelmed this week by 'yeah-but-statements.'
These compassion-less comments are truly heartbreaking, both for the people these remarks are directed towards as well as those saying them.
Compassion fatigue is real, which only proves that it's not in our human nature to be close to the brokenhearted. When we tend to the hurting for long periods of time, something happens in us. A jadedness takes over and skews our perspective. Things get dark.
But it is in God's nature.
He is close to the brokenhearted.
And saves the crushed in spirit.
And yet He, Himself, is never broken.
God calls us to be compassionate, to love on those who are hurting, but He also calls us to rely on Him. We can do all things in Him, even things that are against our nature, but when we attempt to work alone, things like these 'yeah-but-statements' begin to happen. We reach a point where we just can't continue on and be effective.
It's a major problem in the helping profession, and in life in general: people trying to fix other people all on their own accord, when really it's God's work.
God is good.
He is good to us.
He is good to others.
And He's always near when we seek Him.
No "yeah-but" about it.
So the next time you think you're going to do something good for someone, do yourself and them a favor.
Seek God first.
Compassion fatigue is real, which only proves that it's not in our human nature to be close to the brokenhearted. When we tend to the hurting for long periods of time, something happens in us. A jadedness takes over and skews our perspective. Things get dark.
But it is in God's nature.
He is close to the brokenhearted.
And saves the crushed in spirit.
And yet He, Himself, is never broken.
God calls us to be compassionate, to love on those who are hurting, but He also calls us to rely on Him. We can do all things in Him, even things that are against our nature, but when we attempt to work alone, things like these 'yeah-but-statements' begin to happen. We reach a point where we just can't continue on and be effective.
It's a major problem in the helping profession, and in life in general: people trying to fix other people all on their own accord, when really it's God's work.
God is good.
He is good to us.
He is good to others.
And He's always near when we seek Him.
No "yeah-but" about it.
So the next time you think you're going to do something good for someone, do yourself and them a favor.
Seek God first.
1 comment:
Good point. And we must always be compassionate. If we lose that compassion, we must get back on track and get it back.
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