“Do me a favor. On the first Sunday, I want you to carry a cup of water and I want you to keep your eye on the cup, just during Communion. And whatever you do, don’t spill it.”
The woman did it successfully and at the end of the communion one of the pastor’s armor bears came and relieved her of the cup. At their next meeting, the pastor asked the woman if she noticed what a certain sister was doing, and then she said,
“I didn’t see her”.
Then the pastor asked again if she noticed what a certain brother was doing and the woman replied,
“I didn’t even notice him”.
So, the pastor asked her,
“Why? What were you doing?”
The woman replied,
“I kept my eye on that cup”.
The pastor said,
“Exactly. If you will keep your eyes stayed with the Lord, you will not notice the business that has nothing to do with you.”
When we pay attention to what God would have us do, the only time we will recognize another light bearer struggling in our environment is when we are called to that light bearer to assist it, not to judge, not to gossip, not to laugh nor ridicule.