So, we have a dinner for the community every Friday night. A lot of children have been showing up recently. This past Friday was a little hard for me to process because after we were done serving the food, kids who had already eaten started coming up and asking for more food and telling us that they didn't eat yet. It was so hard for me to have a loving, caring, and gentle heart towards them. How do you show love to little children who are lying through their teeth about how they didn't get anything to eat yet, or that they just walked through the door when the door closed 10 minutes ago? How do I let my Father's grace, mercy, and love shine through myself in the moments that are so annoying and tough?

There's a battle that's going on inside that I need to learn how to fight more- to let my Father show His love through me even when inside I want to turn away and not be nice because I know they are lying. It's not my place to decide whether they deserve love or not.