Dear Evelyn-after-dinner,
Please remember to write those encouragement notes!
Love, Evelyn-before-dinner.
P.s. But seriously. Write them now.
September 24, 2009
September 19, 2009
Blessings/Growing
Blessing
You have no idea what a blessing you are to others:
Last week, I wrote an encouragement note to someone (who is probably going to read this) because I felt really prompted to after reading their blog and seeing them around fellowship. I was honest and just kind of put myself out there, and didn't worry about if the person who got the encouragement note would read it or take it seriously or anything.
This week, I got an encouragement note back from them that quite encouraged me and brought a huge smile to my face and made me say, "THANK YOU, GOD!" in my room out loud when I was by myself after fellowship at home (I am not a loser).
I blessed someone by such a small act of kindness, and that someone will bless another whole bunch of people who will bless others who will bless others. I did something small, and they will do something small... but if you add (1 + 1)^x and keeping on adding and exponentially exploding until your fingers hurt and you see years have gone by... okay, blessings multiply.
We're part of something really, really big...
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Growing
This is someone my dad models and something I am striving to specifically do. Maybe I will blog about every time I level up. I don't know. Anyhow, here is something:
Just a while ago, someone gave someone else credit for something good that I had done that positively affected them. It was nothing really big, but it feels good to be recognized, yes? After the initial indignation... the feeling just kind of slipped away. Instead of being annoyed that I didn't get the credit, I am very thankful that something good happened in their life regardless of whodunit. And in fact, the ultimate credit (and specific credit) should go up to God because the something I said was definitely not intentional on my part as I was just trying to get people to not notice some, er, technical, uhm, difficulties.
There are other examples of these small things regarding me getting credit that happened recently (and it is in the small things we see character and character change) that I am consciously aware of. God has changed another part of me through molding and humility and my soul is one step (out of a humongous finite or infinite number I am not sure) closer to being a little Christ.
HALLELU-JAH AY-MEN FRUIT BEARIN' BROTHAHS AND SISTAHS.
You have no idea what a blessing you are to others:
Last week, I wrote an encouragement note to someone (who is probably going to read this) because I felt really prompted to after reading their blog and seeing them around fellowship. I was honest and just kind of put myself out there, and didn't worry about if the person who got the encouragement note would read it or take it seriously or anything.
This week, I got an encouragement note back from them that quite encouraged me and brought a huge smile to my face and made me say, "THANK YOU, GOD!" in my room out loud when I was by myself after fellowship at home (I am not a loser).
I blessed someone by such a small act of kindness, and that someone will bless another whole bunch of people who will bless others who will bless others. I did something small, and they will do something small... but if you add (1 + 1)^x and keeping on adding and exponentially exploding until your fingers hurt and you see years have gone by... okay, blessings multiply.
We're part of something really, really big...
-----
Growing
This is someone my dad models and something I am striving to specifically do. Maybe I will blog about every time I level up. I don't know. Anyhow, here is something:
Just a while ago, someone gave someone else credit for something good that I had done that positively affected them. It was nothing really big, but it feels good to be recognized, yes? After the initial indignation... the feeling just kind of slipped away. Instead of being annoyed that I didn't get the credit, I am very thankful that something good happened in their life regardless of whodunit. And in fact, the ultimate credit (and specific credit) should go up to God because the something I said was definitely not intentional on my part as I was just trying to get people to not notice some, er, technical, uhm, difficulties.
There are other examples of these small things regarding me getting credit that happened recently (and it is in the small things we see character and character change) that I am consciously aware of. God has changed another part of me through molding and humility and my soul is one step (out of a humongous finite or infinite number I am not sure) closer to being a little Christ.
HALLELU-JAH AY-MEN FRUIT BEARIN' BROTHAHS AND SISTAHS.
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