Random Acts of Kindness

The "little" things you say and do can often leave a big smile on someones heart, but if you allow them they can also leave a smile on yours as well.  This week's Made to Crave blog topic really resonated with me: "Lysa encourages us to 'fill our afternoons with His thoughts of love toward others' instead of wallowing in discouragement or frustration over our struggles. Do this and share how it does or does not help you."

I have been doing this for awhile without even giving much thought into the impact these acts were having on me.  More specifically, I have been doing the random acts of kindness in general but what if I were to harness the feelings of discouragement and frustration of my days into these acts?  Interesting concept and so I began...

At the end of each day, I always scroll and pray through my FB timeline, "Lord, who needs me today?" and then try to lift and encourage others.  I did this as normal, but as my negative thoughts from the day tried to creep in I would replace them by reaching out to someone else.  Even if it was just an, "I love you" or "I'm proud of you."  I found the negative thoughts fading and a smile creeping in at the thought of making someone else smile and to know they were being thought of and cared about.

For every negative thought, there was an act of kindness.  By the end of the evening, I felt a peace had fallen over me and filled those negative voids.  This is an ongoing process.  Unfortunately, the enemy knows our weaknesses and is constantly seeking to destroy us.  There will always be negatives trying to seep in where they can, but I am armed to fight them.  I have Scripture, my negative/positive journal, and the power of encouraging others behind me.  I also have each of you in my corner and I am in yours.  Let's continue to lift and spur each other on toward the finish line of our goals.  We have God and we have each other, how can we lose?

~ Chelle, #f8ithfal
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    2/16/14