Victims

So often, we expect God to prove who he is by doing something for us.  The thief on the cross said, "If you are God, then save yourself and save us".  Jesus did not save himself though he could have.  Jesus did not save them, though he could have.  At the end of the day, he still was Jesus.  We have to watch asking God to do things for us to prove that he can do it.  He is a healer who does not have to heal.  He is a savior that does not have to save.  He is a rewarder who does not have to reward.  When you base what a person is on what they do for you, you minimize them.  Some people only have friends who do something for them.  They only open the door for love if there is something in it for them.  What ever happened to love for the sake of love and giving for the sake of giving.  When you can only give to those who give something back, you open yourself up to be used.  You will go places where the food is free and not consider that the food is a trap.  People who continuously look to gain from giving are called one thing.  Victims.