Compassion is of the spirit while pity is of the flesh. The fruit of compassion is love. The fruit of pity is fear. When you start pitying others what you are trying to say to yourself is " what will I do when it happens to me or is that how miserable I'm going to be when I suffer from a similar fate".
Compassion identifies a need and solves a problem. Jesus had compassion on the 5000 not pity. The reason why some weep and rant over certain happenings is because the occurrence is giving them a mental picture. They dread being in that state.
Not every tear is a tear of compassion. Some of the people who cry with you in your dark days are mourning for themselves. They dread being in your state. This is what the three friends of Job did.
People who come to comfort you in pity end up blaming you for your predicaments. Job called them miserable comforters. They dread being alone in your situation so they blame you to overcome their fears. The what ifs begin to ring bells in their hearts and mind.
Remember whatever you fear will overtake you but remember your greatest fear can be turned into an uncommon testimony.
Glory To Jesus
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