It was an average Friday morning of breakfast, getting dressed, and heading out the door, hoping that I remembered snacks, milk, and maybe an ounce of memory of what I was actually going out for. It wasn't a hard morning, or an easy morning, but just a morning like any other mornings with kiddos singing and Mr. C deciding which CAT truck he's bringing with him in the car, and which lovey Miss E needs to sit next to her for the ride.
And then I got this text:
You have such a good heart.
I didn't even respond, because I didn't know what to say. Do I try to do the right thing? Do I try to encourage others daily? Yes. It's the person God made me. And do I have a good heart? Well, I hope so.
But something about getting that specific message during the mundane routine of my daily life... It just hit me.
God wants us to consider others better than ourselves, and to look to the interests of others. Do you have that person, or people that does that for you? Are you that person to someone else? I am blessed beyond measure to have a couple of women who just get it. And me. They get me, and love me, and thank the good Lord they encourage me all. the. time.
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As I was searching for the above screenshot, the same friend texted me and encouraged me again. In a way so profound, I was brought to tears. Friends, God speaks through us and to us in so many ways, but we are the vessels He wants to use. We are the ones called to encourage one another.
Your challenge today? Do it. Call her. Text him. Let them know you're thinking about them. Send a card, or a letter, or give a call. It's so easy, but we tend to get stuck in the monotony of our daily stuff. But that's not why we're here. We're here to dig in deep, do the hard and good and awesome stuff. Only then we will find courage and bravery and hope in the every day.
xoxo, k.
