It was just a typical mommy day hauling the kids off to Wal-Mart! Who would've thought that God would use that event to teach me something? Me and the girls were actually leaving Wal-Mart with our cart loaded down with groceries. I get the kids in the car and I start unloading all of my items. I notice that a guy next to me is finished up and I am about to have to use my front passenger side to house the rest of my purchase. I offered to close my doors and let him go ahead because I did not want to keep him. He kindly insisted that I finish what I was doing, and he patiently waited. While he waited he actually helped me with the rest of my bags and the unnecessary items that my children had to drag into the store. Then, he politely turned my buggy in at the nearest return and told me to have a nice day.
Probably a day later the Lord begin to speak to me about how that man blessed me. He blessed me with kindness and patience. He took a little moment out of his day and blessed me (and he probably doesn't even know the impact)! You know the ole cliche, "What Would Jesus Do?" Well, I know for sure that Jesus would have done the same thing. He would have hugged the children and probably given this momma a hug and told me to keep the faith and keep up the good work. The question is, "What Would You Do?" With shame I will admit that I would have taken the ladies offer and went on my way. I mean it was 5 o'clock I have to get dinner started and get to church, right?! How many times are we rushed and only thinking about our own agenda? How many little opportunities are we missing out on to bless someone else? I am usually caught up in my own rat race, but Jesus was not like that. He may have been on a mission but he would stop along the way to heal and love others. How much of an impact can you and I make if we stop for just a small moment and show someone else the love and grace of Jesus?
It might be your child wanting to play a game or want you to watch a gymnastics trick they learned. It may be your husband or wife that calls you from work and needs a favor. It may be a neighbor whose husband is deployed. It may be a complete stranger at Wal-Mart that you could help in that very moment. Are you going to brush them off or will you take time out of your agenda to bless them? When you look at the big picture of life what is more important? I chose the little moments of blessing, and I pray that God would open my eyes and give me those opportunities so that I can offer HIS love to them. I can promise that He will give you a moment like this, and He is waiting to see how you will handle it. A lot of times I pass them up, what do you do? I want to be a blessing!
