There is a quote from Andy Stanley that keeps popping up in my life. In fact, today I received an email from Dr. Purvis that had the quote in it, which got me thinking about it again. I first heard Andy teach on this principle at Catalyst One Day earlier this year. Here is the quote.
“Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.”
As we move into 2012 our church has some pretty amazing things on the horizon. We have some plans to really make a larger impact in our community than we ever have before. As we are planning some of these things and thinking through how to make some stuff happen that is way bigger than we should be able to do, we are constantly confronted with the needs of the people.
On a personal note, I have been struggling with how to help people for a long time. I mean I help people but I always feel like it is not enough. I think Andy's quote helped me put my own struggles in perspective. I am overwhelmed with helping everyone...but what if I stepped back and just started with one person. Maybe the process of making a difference isn't that big after all.
I recently ran across a study online. Here is a small portion of it:
"Daily, nearly 60,000 Floridians live on the street or stay in emergency shelters. Florida has the
third largest population of homeless persons of any state in the nation.
Not included in the above figure are over 49,000 school-aged children who were identified by
the public school districts as being homeless during the 2009-2010 school year.(Taken from the annual report from the Council on Homelessness in Florida.)"
If that didn't mess with your mind.....16.7 million
American Children struggle with Hunger. That is something I can't even comprehend. So my question for you today is...This Christmas season....Can you do for one what you wish you could do for everyone? Get involved! Be the Change!
