As I see it; each new day is both a blessing as well as a responsibility. Each dawning brings with the light of the new day the opportunity for you and me to choose to live for ourselves or to live for others; unto the Glory of God.
For certainly, I can spend my time making myself more comfortable or I can invest my time pouring myself into another life that he or she might see a bit of the Glory of God’s love.
The more unlikely the recipient; the greater opportunity for God to make Himself known. If I love someone who is lovely and loveable, I am no better than the pimps and the drug dealers, if I love the very one who is likely to use, abuse or curse me; than I am ripping asunder the very veil of darkness that enslaves that dear Soul.
If I feed one’s body or spirit or mind or heart than surely I am also touching the very Spirit and mind and heart of God. “WHAT YOU DO FOR THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHERN; I HAVE DONE IT UNTO MY GOD.”
Consider standing in line at the grocery is a grumpy grandmother of color and a young white man steps forward and without fanfare pays for her groceries, or if an young black man would step-up and hand $10.00 to the clerk for the shopper behind him, or a stressed-out mother was handed a few roses and a simple “God Bless You” as she left the market. What if the next time you’re eating out you pay the bill for the couple at the next table via your waitress? Consider the impact a simple act of kindness can generate.
The world has grown weary of “good deeds” done as advertising ploys and “free” services which are really a ploy for donations. Isn’t our God big enough to reveal Himself through our selfless acts done without promoting ourselves, our ministry or our church? The possibilities are endless; as are the opportunities, the question then becomes how often are you and I living only by our own agenda or for our own comfort? How often do you and I look for the opportunity to be a blessing?
As I see it; each new day is both a blessing as well as a responsibility. How are you going to live this day?
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