Let Me Encourage You To Keep Blessing Others. When You Least Expect It You May Come Across One Of Those You Blessed.

I really must share this with you today. Keep your ears tuned to the direction of Holy Spirit and He surely will direct your path. I had errands to do again today but no distance in travel to achieve them. They were all local. I knew I had to stop at a local store to pick up an item before I could go and complete an errand on my list. Sure enough as I was in line at the checkout counter I ran across a very kind woman that I helped plan her daughter's wedding several years ago when I was an Event Coordinator. We struck up a conversation and she reminded me that she still has a book I gave to her, she said it was a Thomas Kincaide (not sure of the spelling, he creates the beautiful paintings) book. Do you see my point in the title I wrote today? I did this blessing act probably five or so years ago and this woman still remembers that kindness today and that she still has the book. Do not underestimate the power of God when He calls you to bless someone. That simple gesture(that you may think it is) could be just the thing a person was crying out for in their life at the very moment you come across their path to bless them. Again, I was going about my day and gathering what I needed to get to the post office today, thank you notes and little care packages to send off to those that the Lord placed upon my heart. Some of them contained buckeye candy that I made for the first time. You see, it does not have to be huge gifts, trust in Holy Spirit and try it. Send out a package to someone today and let them know that they are a blessing in your life. It can be something as simple as a Christian card with a scripture verse inside of it. While you are at the store selecting the very card let Holy Spirit guide you as to which card/bible verse is just the very one that person needs to hear. I can guarantee you this...more than likely the person that receives the card will somehow tell you it was just what they needed to hear.
When I arrived back home I checked the mail and sure enough there was a card for me from my mother. A Valentine's Day card with a few bucks tucked inside to go and enjoy a breakfast, amongst a few other things like two recipes she thought I would enjoy. You see you did not know this, earlier yesterday I wanted to go out for breakfast and then I debated if I really wanted to spend the money on that. There is a place in town that makes very good Belgian waffles and I could have stopped there today but I tend to rationalize things a lot. I try to use this as a rule of thumb if there is something I really like, do I really need it or not is what I think to myself. On this thought today I thought to myself I could really just drive to a store that carries the Belgian waffle mix that I like and then I can come home and make some. Even at that I decided that I really did not want to drive 15 minutes away to get the mix and then have to come home and make them. I guess I really won't have to debate this today if I choose to go out for breakfast.
It really is a very good waffle. You can even order 1/2 a waffle if you choose. This is the very restaurant where an older gentleman treated me to breakfast ( I did not know it until I went to pay the bill) as a kindness/blessing to me because I struck up a conversation with him. I found out that he recently lost his wife that he loved very much and I could see he was struggling with it. It was around Easter time last year and I suggested to him that maybe he should attend the church that she use to attend for Easter and he could feel a bit nearer to her that day. He told the owner that he wanted to pay for my breakfast because I was kind to him.
I did not start out my day that day seeking a complimentary breakfast, I started my day out as a willing vessel to reach out to those that need a touch of kindness from Jesus through me. I did not have to have the conversation or continue it but if you train your ear and heart to hear pain in a person's voice/story you will have empathy and let them share with you. Sometimes it is OK to just be the listener right? Other times it really is OK to have dialogue too. I really must tell you this, when that gentleman paid for my breakfast that day it was the very first time I ever experienced that. You always hear about those type of stories and up until that point they were just stories to me. Now, I can say that I experienced that myself.