RAK
Random Acts of Kindess
Wanna change the world? Stop thinking about yourself for a moment and do something nice for someone today! 
) Whether it’s a kind word to someone, holding the door for someone, letting someone merge into the traffic, buying someone a cup of coffee….whatever it is, JUST DO SOMETHING and DO IT ON PURPOSE!!!
Why? Well, first of all, it’s just nice and nice people are cool. Besides that, doing something for someone and not expecting anything in return makes you feel good inside and blesses the person on the receiving end. It’s a WIN-WIN! Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all put our pride aside and reached out to help someone? We all face the same problems in life and we all could use a friendly gesture sometimes. Do your part and you’ll see that one of these days, someone is going to do something nice for you and you’ll totally appreciate it!
Live Life on Purpose!
Your Problems Are Big To You
I heard that line from someone who heard it from their lawyer and it really stuck with me. The lawyer was telling this man, who was overwhelmed with bad feelings about his situation, that to him this was an every day occurance. Just another case, really. He told the man not to worry about it, just get him the documents he needed and he’d take care of the rest. Soon it would all ancient history.
It makes me think of how God must think of us. Our problems are big to us and we scurry around over thinking things, trying this and trying that while making bigger messes of the situation and getting ourselves all worked up about it all. God has to be like “Trust me, I’ve seen this before and I’ve got your back. Just trust me and I’ll take care of it. Soon it will be a thing of the past.”
”Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ” Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious over finances? No. Be anxious over gas prices? No. Be anxious about your relationships? No. Be axious over sickness? No. Be anxious for NOTHING. He’ll never forget you because you are the apple of His eye. He’ll never be too early or too late, but always right on time.
“Love is a Verb”
“Don’t marry someone you can live with. Marry someone you can’t live without.” I heard that quote recently while watching a documentary on Toby Mac (who rocks, by the way). It really struck me because I see so many people in unhappy relationships. I mean, every relationship has its issues, but some relationships are so bad that it makes me wonder what brought them together in the first place. Even more, I wonder why they stay together.
I work with a lot of very cool teens and hear all their love woes. I feel for them because they are at a place in life where they want to fit in and feel accepted by another of the opposite sex. So much so that they compromise their “selves” to be pleasing and gain the affection they’re looking for. One teen told me her boyfriend gets mad and hits her sometimes. She doesn’t see that as totally wrong. Several girls have boyfriends who call them nasty, and I mean nasty, names. One teen boy’s girlfriend cheated on him on several occasions, and he’s ok with taking her back. Can you see the problem here??
The lack of self-respect is amazing. Unfortunately, that carries over into adulthood sometimes. Wouldn’t it be great if people were taught when they are young that they are valuable and should be treated with care? They are valuable even if the cutest guy or girl in school doesn’t give them a glance. Valuable even if their grades aren’t perfect or they aren’t the best at their sport. Valuable if they are overweight, wear glasses or have bad teeth. Most importantly, they should never settle for anyone who thinks otherwise.
We are valuable because we were created for a purpose. Your Creator thought so. Just read Psalm 139! That purpose is not so you can be someone’s physical or verbal punching bag. The person you choose to spend your life with should honor you and cherish you. They should encourage you to press on when you’re hurt or scared, and comfort you when you’re down. In other words, their love should be more than words. As DC Talk noted in one of their songs “Love is a Verb” yes, an action.
1 Corinthians 13:4 says “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” And, before you can find such an amazing love with another person, you must learn to love yourself and know YOU are worthy of love just the way you are.
God thinks so.
