Muted or Ignored?

Father I am sitting here feeling sad and defeated; yet there is no reason why!

I see many foster children without a Mother or Father!

“I came into DYFS when I was 2 years old. My mother, she got caught with robbery trying to take care of us. I've been in over 60 places; in foster homes, ...

I see young and old women incarcerated from bad choices; because they don’t know

any other way to obtain the provisions they desire!

I see children who never miss a day of school; because that’s their only source of food!

I see young woman addicted to drugs, hoping it will eliminate the pain and shame they encounter from being forced to sell their precious bodies!

I see young men and women coming home from war, deeply depressed, handicapped and forgotten by many of the sacrifices they make to keep our country safe!

I see selfish people who have an abundance of money; but a poverty stricken soul!

How can I sit around dejected when there is much work to do?

It’s because I am not leading a life worthy of the divine calling to which I have been called!

I therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God’s service,

² Living as becomes you] with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because you love one another.

³ Be eager and strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony and oneness of [and produced by] the Spirit in the binding power of peace.

⁴ [There is] one body and one Spirit—just as there is also one hope [that belongs] to the calling you received—

⁵ [There is] one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ One God and Father of [us] all, Who is above all [Sovereign over all], pervading all and [living] in [us] all.

⁷ Yet grace (God’s unmerited favor) was given to each of us individually [not indiscriminately, but in different ways] in proportion to the measure of Christ’s [rich and bounteous] gift. (Ephesians 4:1-7 AMP)