10/11/2026
I try very hard to avoid political or controversial topics on my business page, but this morning at church, the message struck a nerve. If I could send this message directly to people that spend their energy passing judgment on people trying to dig out of bad situations, I would DM every single one of them.
I often work with people who find themselves in seasons of life they never wanted to face. Some made mistakes that brought them there. Others simply found themselves in circumstances they never expected. Regardless of how they arrived, they are still people who deserve to be treated with dignity, kindness, and compassion.
The message this morning was “It Should Look Different.” James 2:17 reminds us that “even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
True faith is demonstrated through our actions, how we treat others, and how we show love, kindness, and compassion. We all fumble. We all fall. We all stumble from time to time. None of us get it right 24/7. Faith is more than what we say we believe, it is what we do because we believe.
I wish more people understood and lived by this verse. When someone is down, struggling, or facing the consequences of a difficult season, perhaps that is when our faith should shine the brightest.
We do not have to agree with someone’s choices to treat them with compassion. We do not have to approve of every decision to extend kindness and we do not have to understand someone’s circumstances to remember their humanity.
If we profess to walk by faith, it should look different in the way we treat people. Sometimes, the greatest testimony is not what we say about our faith. It is how we treat someone who has very little left to give us in return. Kindness, compassion, humanity are all free to give!
