"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
There's a craze that's been sweeping the nation via tweets, instagrams, and even our everyday talk. It's the "#IDGAF" or "#nof***sgiven" or "no cares given" craze and, frankly, I'm not a fan of it.
I know a lot of people say it as a joke and generally mean it in a lighthearted way, but when you think about what it implies, it's not so light of a subject anymore. When you really think about the message you're sending to others, it may just break your heart.
According to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of care is "effort made to do something correctly, safely, or without causing damage". Of this, the part I want to focus on is the last part, without causing damage. It's become the mainstream and cool thing to just 'do you' no matter how it affects others and this phrase embodies and only serves to perpetuate that culture.
But that's not what God wants from us or for us. Yes, God wants us to take care of ourselves, but He also wants for us to care for others. He wants us to look after their best interest as we do our own. Opportunities to do this can present itself in many different ways throughout the day, we just have to be willing to open our eyes and hearts to see them and be always open to God working through us.
So, as you go about your day, I challenge you all to dare to care. Dare to care about a friend and confront them about the choices they're making. Dare to care about the environment and pick up flyers on the floor. Dare to care about the person walking behind you and hold the door open. Dare to smile at the stranger walking towards you. Caring doesn't have to be a grand gesture, in fact, a clever little honey-loving bear once said "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart".
God bless.
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