But when he stopped in a large city to offer help to someone who was stranded, he was shot, robbed, and left for dead. The story has a happy ending, though. The man recovered from his injuries, and he says he has gained a deeper confidence in God. He still believes that helping others is the right thing to do. Now, I'm not suggesting that we stop for every stranded motorist.
Caution is always wise.
Sooner or later we will meet with resistance. Yet this trouble will have a happy ending. The apostle Paul, for example, was battered, bruised, hated, and harassed. But he expressed the heart of a man who was doing exactly what he wanted to do. He knew that in the end the Lord Himself would confirm the eternal value of his efforts.