I'm not sure where the time went, but I looked up and all of a sudden a year has gone by. We are now in the thick of the holiday season! As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, people will head out to the grocery stores in droves to make sure they will have all that is needed for their gluttonous holiday feasts!
Though this is my "most wonderful time of year," it is also a time that makes me more concerned and sorrowful for those less fortunate. It breaks my heart anyway to see someone homeless, but it's especially grueling to know that while most people are eating and fellowshiping with our families, these people are left to fend for food any way they can without anyone to care for them. Because of this, I do whatever it is that I can to make a difference, albeit small, but a difference nonetheless. For the next week, I'll be preparing sandwiches and distributing blankets taking them to the areas downtown that are heavily populated with the homeless. For now, this is all I can do...but I can't wait for the day when I blow up, so that I can help on a larger scale, creating a "starting over" shelter.
Some of you may be going through a tough time this holiday season. You could've lost a job, a spouse, a friend, family member or just even some motivation. But if your eyes are grazing over these words, then I guarantee you that you haven't hot rock bottom, and that you STILL have something to be grateful and thankful for. It could be worse. Think about those who are even less fortunate than you are...and give thanks for having the chance to move forward. This season, I want to honor my Creator in the best way I can. I want to demonstrate my gratitude to Him for giving me life, health, strength and blessing me abundantly, instead of just saying so. So, since "a generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor," per Proverbs 22:9, I'm going to go forth and get my blessing, starting today.
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