Jesus Loves Me

Early one morning this weekend I was holding my 9 week-old son and trying to console him as he was crying. I had fed him most of his bottle, but he was still agitated. So I began singing "Jesus Loves Me" to try to calm him down. And do you know what happened? Nothing...he kept crying.

In that moment, at three-something in the morning, God spoke to my heart and reminded me of something that I tend to overlook. We can tell people all day long that Jesus loves them. But if we don't take the time to minister to their needs, they don't care. We need to show people that Jesus loves them, not just tell them. You see, my son was still hungry. Knowing that Jesus loves him didn't fill his tummy. After I fed him a little more, his needs were met and he was much more receptive to my message...even if I was singing it out of tune.