My cousin Steve used to lead a camping program that ministered mainly to children of prisoners. In listening to him speak a couple of years ago, he said that doing ministry to hurting children is much like hugging a porcupine. I'll let you use your own imagination to conjure up images of how that may feel, but at the very least he was saying that it will not be easy. But, at the same time, he was pointing out that there are rich rewards. I dare say that the rewards are worth the cost.
Heb. 12:2 tells us that Jesus, "for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross and scorned not it's shame". In other words, for Jesus, the reward of souls redeemed was worth cost of the Cross.
Hug a porcupine today - it's worth the cost, and it will change your life.
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