About how living right helps others…
2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: `When
one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, 4he is
like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness
after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' (NIV)
Doing the right thing or living right helps others. We do not always
appreciate how important our life is. We do not always realize how much of a
connection we have to the people around us. It is because we have such a
powerful connection to others that we should live right, do right, and be right.
A person who leads a criminal lifestyle hurts others. The person who goes to
prison hurts family members who live with the disappointment and emotional pain
caused by their being incarcerated. Persons who do wrong things, more often than
not, do things that directly and openly hurt those around them. In this respect,
the way you live your life can help others, uplift them, keep them on the right
path, and keep them from making mistakes that hurt them. No matter who you are,
where you are, or the conditions under which you live, doing the right thing
helps those around you. Being loving, kind, caring, and compassionate gives an
incredible gift to those people who know you, the gift is then passed on to the
people they know, and in turn, the gift is passed on to all the people they
know. One must wonder why we don't live right more often, when we all know
living right benefits others. In many cases, our living right helps them
preserve their life. One must wonder why we don't fight harder to always do the
right thing before God and before everyone we know. However, you do not have to
wonder. All you have to do is live right.
