Why Bother?

Why bother?  What's the use?  Is that for you a fairly common questioning thought?  When do your questions like these occur?  Why bother God?  Why bother Jesus?   Why bother to pray?  Why bother to read the Scriptures?  Why bother to seek the Holy Spirit? 

 Could it have been when the pain in your body was so severe ... discomfort so overwhelming ... loss so devastating ... grief so overbearing ... debt so immense ... relationship so out of harmony ... actions so foolish ... words so spiteful?  And you thought, why bother?  Why bother to pray?  Will anything make a difference?  Can I really get out of this place?  I can't fix this?  This is an impossible situation.  Why bother Jesus?

 When Jesus and three of his disciples were going with Jairus to heal his 12 year old daughter who was critically ill, some men came to inform Jairus that his daughter had died.  They raised the why bother question.  (See Mark 5:35.)  Just as Jesus ignored their why bother question, He's ready to ignore yours as well. Rest assured that Jesus wants to be bothered by you now!