Random Act of Kindness

As I was talking to my friend/awesome mentor Jessica on our almost daily chatting time she told me about something she did for her co-worker that doesn’t seem to have any family or friends around. So being the loving person that she, Jess is decided to do something special for her co-worker on her birthday. She thought it would be nice to make her some cupcakes to let her known she was special. She got to work with the help of her little Kate they were able to make awesome cupcakes together! I’m sure we all would have wanted to visit her house that day. Later that night at work Jessica was so excited to see the look on her friend’s face when she saw what they did for her, but unfortunately that co-worker took the day off. Then suddenly when someone from work found out what they were up to he called her up and told her what was going on. She immediately drove to work to see it for herself! She was just in awe of what Jess and everyone else at work did for her, she said that it was the only cake she will have that year. She teared up and just hugged Jess thanking her for making it such a special day for her.

Then it got me thinking, what if Jess didn’t take the time off from her day to realize someone else’s need instead of her own. What if she continued to go on with her life not caring about this co-worker of hers? What would have happened? Would that woman feel the same love as she did that night when Jess and all the people in the office celebrated her birthday with her? I am reminded of what Jesus said when He asked us to love others as you love yourself. If we wanted to feel special then shouldn’t we make others feel special first? This is one way we can show God’s light in us because we’re different from the world. People around us should notice the difference if we were truly living our life for Christ. It is our life that people will see if we truly have Jesus as our number one priority in our lives. It’s like turning on the ceiling light then covering it up so that the room can be dark again, it just doesn’t work that way. Because God’s light shines even in the most darkest places, so He can reach to the lost even if they are trying to avoid Him. God wants to use us in any way we can as long as we are willing to do so. I always thought I needed to be better, smarter, and more qualified for things for me to be able to do God’s work, but as I grew up I began to realize that that’s not how God works. He will use us no matter what the circumstance as long as we let Him in because His strength can surpass our ablities and He will always give us everything we need to do what He has called us to. So do you want to see the lost get found? Do you want to see people around you be impacted because of what you did? Then take it a step at a time and just start with one random act of kindness. :)

Picture from: http://www.free-extras.com/images/colorful_cupcake-1557.htm Sorry guys this isn't the real cupcake, i just throught it would be a good picture to add to this blog post.