Give but don't demand

I had one difficult phone call today from one of our supporters (from work), he was upset that he keeps on getting "asians" on the phone. He said why can't he just get someone who speaks English. I tried to help him with his inquiry, but he just wanted to be transferred to someone "who speaks English". So I just transferred him to my colleague who was "born and raised" here in Australia, and even she got the mouthful from that supporter. Now, I was thinking if I should be offended by that call, but we just turned it into "one of those stories" that we can talk about sometime in the future when the topic comes up. The funny thing was, we were actually all Asians in the office except for one, and my manager is actually not Aussie too. Then one by one my colleagues started to tell their stories of people discriminating them for one reason or another. Now, I think I'm not entirely guiltless of this. Everyone, me included, tend to judge others for being different. However, if you treat that person as a "lower class" citizen just because they are different from you, now that's another story. This might be a practical application of the messages I have been hearing these days. I keep on hearing and reading about justice and righteousness. Jesus is one person who experienced injustice. He was killed not because of anything he did, but because of our sins. He took all that and still gave His love. This morning I read a quote that said, we must not demand righteousness from others but we should always exhibit that ourselves. Last night, we heard a message from Judah Smith saying that we must not demand "what we deserve" but just trust God to give us what is right. He said that God's plan for us is always going to better than what we think we deserve. Another message I heard, also from Judah Smith, was when Martha was demanding from Jesus to tell Mary to help her. Because she's so tired of doing all the chores. But Jesus said that Mary has chosen the good part (of listening to Him), and it can't be taken away from her. Now with all these things, I think there is a clear message for me. I must not be dead set on looking out for what is fair for me, or if I am getting the better deal, but I must focus on being the exhibitor of righteousness. To give even if I don't receive. It might be tiring in the end, but God said He's got my back. He said to cast all my cares upon Him because He cares for me. So to that Mr Supporter who I think is just having a bad day, God bless you. I pray that you can also experience God's love whatever you're going through.