How to be Compassionate.

What is Compassion?

Coming from a biblical worldview I see compassion as an essential in a Christian's life. I have been through some pretty challenging experiences, and I am learning where I should have showed more compassion. Being a fallen human being I tend to want things to go my way, and there has been times in my life when I get frustrated because I feel stuck, not knowing who to trust, or how to solve my own problems. God is showing me that He cares for other people just as much as he cares for myself.

When we try really hard to have faith, it can be a frustrating experience. When we sin and we don't know how to stop, it can make us want to give up on life's real pleasures. We desire the temporary pleasure from things that we make the most important things, and those things blind us from discovering who we really are. My greatest desire is happiness and when I feel sad, I feel like my life is disapproving to God. I really want to make God happy, but when I stop taking care of myself, somehow I feel like I'm doing God a favour. I don't know what makes me truly happy, because if I did, I would be doing that thing or things. What makes me happy?

I like learning from my mistakes. I like it when God shows me somethings about myself that I didn't know before. This is compassion. It is when God gently corrects us, without condemnation. I think God is the best at doing this. It's hard for me to be compassionate, partly because I think we all need to learn to show ourselves more compassion. It's not like enlightenment where all of a sudden you are transformed into a more compassionate person. God likes to test us, to see if we are willing to change, but of course we don't have to change all by ourselves. It's his forgiveness that enables me to forgive others, and to forgive myself and to change. Then the work of compassion can continue. This is Mike.

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