Hope You're Feeling (Really) Good!

I’ve been sidetracked this week…an all day meeting, no school because of snow, and well, the list could go on and on. However, in all of these distractions, God showed up…numerous times, but I think His most profound presence was in the words of a child. On Wednesday I took Anna and Bella with me to the Sign of the Kingdom…school was out and I couldn’t find a sitter…and it was food distribution day. Now they helped awhile and played awhile, even got on my nerves a time or two, but for the most part were really good. After we left and were on our way back to church, one of them said, “I am really glad God let us help people today.” Kind of caught me by surprise; I knew they would be glad to get out of the house…I knew they would be glad to see other people…I even knew they would be glad to do something new…but for her to be glad God let us help others surprised me. Not sure why, Jesus told us that we are to be servants of others. When I asked why it made her glad she replied, “It just feels good.” Now, I am not searching for some profound theological truth here, but something even a child can relate to…feeling good. If we would spend more of our time serving others, even in what seems insignificant way, rather than trying to fortify our personal kingdoms where the goal is to be served…it’s no telling how good we might feel or how many others might see Jesus in our acts of service.