You will need to read the previous post before reading this one......I've thought a lot about last night and the moment I let slip by. I've thought of how may times in a day I can do simple things to shine my light. I've thought of those in the world who are hard to love on. You know who I'm talking about....those that you see as strange, odd, stinky, different, greasy...need I say more?? I'll say it, I like my box! I like my little world where I'm not faced with people who make me uncomfortable! If there are two children standing in front of you and one is clean without a blemish, smells like apple blossoms and has on clean clothes that appear to have been starched, and the other child has on clothes that may have been worn a few days without washing, and their hands and face look to have gone a few days without a good scrub and they smell of stale cigarettes.....which one will you be more apt to love on?? Be honest! I'll be honest...the clean smelling one! And I am totally honest and sad to say that is the one I would naturally be drawn to. But the boy that needs some soap would make me uncomfortable just like blond dreadilocks. The blond with dreadlocks, dreadilocks as I've come to caller her, was certainly outside of my box. She, like the dirty boy, made me uncomfortable. But not in a way that you may think. It wasn't that I was scared of her...I felt for her. I felt compassion for her. Was she alone in the world, did she have a family, did she have an addiction ruling her life, did she feel loved?? The fact that I couldn't bring myself to take the time to stop and see if she was okay, or in need, THAT makes me uncomfortable. Now, I don't always feel this about every person on the side of the road, or every person I see that I don't know who looks like they are in need. That makes me feel even more uncomfortable that I didn't stop! Something was working on me. I have always felt and strived to act on those "feelings"...the ones that are laid on your heart and you just can't shake. Even my car was trying to force me to stop and I STILL didn't stop.
This leads me to another feeling I can't shake...that I need to share this and challenge anyone who reads this to a Don't Forget December challenge. Here's the challenge....do something everyday that is outside of your daily "duties"....something that is outside of your box....something that shines your light and shows His love. When you do something, post a simple #dontforgetdecember on Facebook or Twitter. Now, this IS NOT a "Hey, look at me and what I did" post...this is a "Hey, look what God is doing through me! He can do the same through you!" As Christians, we want to be humble and not share our works, and that is great as the Bible tells us that we shouldn't let our left hand know what the right is doing....but sometimes we need to be an encouragement and a guide to others with ideas of WHAT to do and ways to shine their light. If you want to post an act with your hashtag, great. If not, that's fine too. It's not all about what we do in our box, our church, our homes, our everyday lives. It's about seeing those moments in the grocery store parking lot and not letting them slip by. So, are you up for this month long challenge to focus on your purpose of being more than who you are right now? If so, stock up on chocolate bars and be on the lookout for moments....you may just change a heart or a life. Perhaps even your own. #dontforgetdecember
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