Therefore encourage
one another and build up one another,
just as you also are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Day 9
Thoughts ~ Tonight my sweet daughter Allie took
me out to dinner and a movie and I never opened my wallet. It was such a blessing to be treated so
royally. Her love for me is so encouraging and I am so grateful for this young
woman in my life. While I was out with her I practiced genuine smiling. She had
no idea I was doing this but before I wrote my blog, I needed to test the gift
of smiling at strangers. No grimaces but true smiles with meaning. It was fun
to see the response of total strangers. Some were startled and some smiled
back. People in large cities just don’t show the friendliness that you find in
small towns. I had so much fun I think I will do it again tomorrow.
Action ~ Today is all about free and you can choose
your comfort level. You could walk through any place and pass on genuine smiles
to people. To make it fun, you could
wear a sign that says “Free Smiles.” You could do this with someone else, maybe
a child like my second grandson Michael who likes to smile. What a cheerful way to greet people in a mall, at
church, “wherever.”
Pushing this to another degree, you could offer free
hugs. I love the people that do this and if you search images on Google, you’ll
see them alone and in groups. I have never done this but I want to. I saw a man
sitting on a bench one day with a large sign that said “Free Prayer.” He was
dressed nicely and the bench was in the open so there was no fear factor for
passerby’s who had the desire to stop for a little prayer. It was amazing. I watched from a distance and
thought to myself “will strangers stop for a prayer?” And they did. In fact, they lined up for prayers. I was so
touched. And I want to do this too. It is out of my comfort zone but I want to
try this and see what happens. Have you ever done something like this? Share
with us, please!
Whatever you choose to give away, give something special
from your heart on this 8th day of Giving.
Prayer ~ Thank You Lord for the free gift of
salvation. It cost us nothing and You
gladly give it to all who will believe. Amen.
Trusting and giving through the Lord’s love,
Becky
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