Resolution

This time of year the word resolution is used often. Many people vow to lose weight, save more money, stop smoking, you know all the bad habits that we should be without. I've been known to make a few resolutions of my own. Most of them fall under the category of getting rid of the junk in my life that might be holding me back. What about making a different kind of resolution? Have you included any resolutions to help people in need?

Yesterday our oldest daughter had our tonsils taken out. The surgeon said to our daughter "I wouldn't work this weekend if I were you. In the end is that little bit of money really going to matter? You get one chance to heal right." Then he looked at me and said "In the end most of what we do won't matter." I sat and thought about those words as he operated on my daughter. I thought about how dismal his outlook was. I mean sure what we do matters. But does it really? In the end, when I have gone to be with God will most of what I do matter? I think it all matters to God but here on earth I don't think it does.

This morning I was getting ready to take my boys shopping. Just like every other morning I was listening to my iPod. The song 21st time by Monk and Neagle came on. I hadn't heard the song in awhile, but the minute it played and I listened to the lyrics I knew I was meant to hear that song. I asked myself how many times did I walk right by someone who might need my help? This simple song made me think about my conversation with my daughter's doctor. Yes, on earth most of what we do day to day won't matter in 50 years, but right now today I could help someone in need. Someone that needs to know that they are loved and cared for.

Take a minute and think about how you can help someone. It doesn't involve volunteering endless hours in a soup kitchen, although that is a very worthy cause. You could give a kind word to a stranger, pay for a person's coffee, sit and listen to the children in your life, hand out a homeless pack, let another person have the good parking space, etc......

I've decided that this simple task is my resolution. I want to show people the love of Jesus. How about you?