A
few months ago, I posted an article about the power one person has. We are
often guilty of feeling that we cannot really have an influence over others and
what we do doesn’t matter, but that is wrong. It’s a collection of little
events and things that make up the big ones. You may feel that preparing food
for a family grieving over the loss of a loved one is not a big deal, but it is
to that family; as is going to the funeral home to pay respect and show love
toward them. You may think sending a card to one of the ladies who now resides
in a nursing home but once attended services with you, is not really anything
to get excited over; but if that is the only card she received that day or even
that month, it is a big deal to her. Calling to let a brother or sister know
you missed them at services last week is a big deal to them. Letting Bible
class teachers know how much you appreciate all they do is a big deal. The list
can go on and on.
As
ladies, we influence probably more than we realize. We are daughters, sisters,
wives, moms, grandmothers, coworkers, neighbors, customers, and friends. People
are watching when we go to the grocery store, the doctor’s office, the post
office, the hospital, school, and church. Are we rude and impatient or kind and
considerate?
I
am reminded of a story where a police officer pulled a driver over after
witnessing her blow the horn and yell obscenities at a fellow driver for not
putting on a turn signal. The officer had this woman driver taken to jail. When
the time came to release her, he apologized stating, “I’m sorry ma’am but when
I saw the way you acted with the driver in front of you and I saw the W.W.J.D.
bumper sticker on the back of your car, naturally I assumed the car was
stolen.”
We
are Christians. We are to be ALWAYS striving to act Christ-like. We need to let
others see Christ in us by simply showing them kindness. There is a series of
commercials aired by Liberty Mutual featuring strangers doing good deeds for
one another and the chain reaction it creates. If you aren’t familiar with
them, I encourage you to look it up on www.youtube.com. It reemphasizes my
point, the little things matter. You will never know how many lives you touch
by your actions. All you know if that you will influence others for good or for
bad. Which would do you choose?
“Kindness isn’t a marketing tool, or
even necessarily an evangelistic tool, but it’s a command in and of itself.
It isn’t a means to an end; it is the end.”
Matt Wallin
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