An About Face

After spending a few hours yesterday writing, editing, reviewing, editing, adding, editing, removing, editing and finally getting to the point where I ‘almost’ had what I wanted to say about our purpose in life, I heard, ‘This instead’.

I don’t know why but I’m going to listen and just let that other article stay in draft status like so many others.  I’ll start again.

Let me emphatically state that nothing mentioned here makes any kind of a ‘what a good guy’ statement.  My resistance is clear.  The story reflects how things happened, how I reacted and that’s that.

So here’s the catalyst for today’s change-up:  I read one of those Daily Devotionals this morning.  This one was taken from Lysa Terkeurst’s book Embraced and was titled “A Red Coat . . . and a Surprise Blessing.”

Acts That Touched Others Part 2: Examples

Two weeks ago, you were asked to participate in this project. The general outline of what is being sought was presented (Click here if you missed it). Some of you seemed ready. Some of you are asking questions. Questions like;

• What kind of stories?
• What should they say?
• How long should they be?
• Do I need to reveal who I’m talking about?
• How much information should I provide?

All good questions so I thought I’d give a few examples. For the most part, these are fictional. But each of these would be considered the ‘IT’ referred to in the last writing.

Acts That Touched Others

At one time or another, we all come across people who do something incredible.

• It’s not something that garners attention from news media.  
• It’s not something that anyone makes a lot of noise about.  
• It’s not something that seems to attract any attention at all. 

At one time or another, we all come across situations handled amazingly well.

• It IS something that resonates with someone – maybe you.
• It IS something that can change someone’s life.
• It IS something that recognizes the worth God sees in all of us.  
• It IS something that was done because it was right and good.
• It IS something that was done quietly, without fanfare, for the good of someone else for no reason other than - it was for the good of someone else.

At one time or another, we might not notice, but we can change that. We can open our eyes to see.