Others First

"What we do for ourselves alone dies with us.

What we have done for others and the world remains and is  immortal."

Albert Pine

Too often I get caught up in gotta haves and don't consider them to be wanna haves.

Last week, I totaled my car and will need to get another car soon.

Typical me saying I don't want this and I don't want that

and I must have this and I surely need that.

So the reality is that if God places the right car in front of me even if it is another silver car with no moon roof, I will survive. In fact, I need to feel blessed that I am here after the accident to look for a car at all.

One of my favorite quotes is:

It is not what you gather but what you scatter that matters in life.

Given that. 

I think I need to focus on where God is leading me to serve

 instead of fretting over whether I will end up with 

the perfect pearl white ride.

Think I need to sit down and make some God Bless You Bags 

and be thankful for what I have.

God Bless You Bags

1 salty snack ( peanuts, cheese crackers)

1 sweet snack (raisins, fruit snacks)

1 Capri Sun (or other boxed drink)

1 hand sanitizer (wet wipe)

Note of Hope

Place all in brown paper bag and keep in the back seat of your car to hand out to anyone

 who needs a little help and to show someone notices  and cares.

I used to call these 'homeless' bags but I didn't just give them to the homeless

and each time I hand one out the person says, 'God Bless You.'

It is so true that we always get a greater gift than we give when we put OTHERS 

before ourselves and the blessings we share will live on.

In Him,

Joyful

6-3-13