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| AH! 13 Days until Christmas all Day! |
If you didn't know
this time of year is also a time for birthdays! My brothers birthday is on
Christmas Eve and my birthday is on Christmas Day. So it's extra busy but my
awesome parents make it work every year.
On my 21st birthday
my parents had a surprise party for me and it was one of my favorite birthdays to date.
The reason it was my favorite was that a handful of my dearest friends and I
followed a map (made by my parents) and did intentional random acts of kindness
(already thought up) in a near by city. We did everything from singing Felize
Navdaid to Chick-fil-a staff to bringing toys to the children's hospital to
helping the cart man at Walmart put the carts away. It was a blast!
So day I what to give you a Christmas challenge! Go out do an random act of kindness before Christmas is over. Christmas is supposed to be about giving,
caring, joy and selflessness. God gave and so should we! And I promise it's so fun!
Here are some ideas that you can do:
Here are some ideas that you can do:
- Hand out gift cards ( like $10 to a gas station, coffee shop, grocerie store etc.)
- Give Christmas cards with an encouraging note inside to random people(ask Holy Spirit what it should say and who to give it to).
- Give a homeless person a cozy hat, warm gloves or a thoughtful care package.
- Make some goodies to give to law enforcement, firemen; people who serve us everyday.
- Pay for some one's coffee or meal (this really does bless people!).
- Ask the bell ringers if they want something hot to drink or a snack. Then go buy it and give it to them (don’t forget to put a few cents in their bucket). This is one of my favorites to do!
- Give the person at the check-out counter a encouraging word from God.
- Tip your waiter or waitress well above the normal rate.
The list could go on
forever! Do this with your friends, family or just by yourself. Remember have
fun! I promise you this is a blast! Now don't forget to do his with a smile on your face and the love of God all over you. Be genuine, love that person like crazy.
A few rules to make this more fun : The whole point is to be kind and spread the love of Jesus. Don't give expecting something in return and don't be showy when doing it (people see right through that).
And a litttle extra tip: If you want to make this a witnessng tool go for it! Just make sure that your motive it pure love. Like don't do something kind of nice, then give them a track and say a quick "Jesus loves you" (there is a place for those).
My point is that Jesus lives in you. If you feel like that person needs saved lead them with love to the Father right there. If they need healing don't wait for a slow song on a sunday moring. Heal them right in the resturant. If they are going through a hard time don't wait to light a candle for them. Pray right there in the coffee shop. Love them. See them. Know them. Love is powerful and true love cannot be ignored. Love is never, ever wasted. Do that, and you will see a life changed by love...and that is fail-proof witnessing.
Once you go out and do one of these or your own I would really like to hear about your experince! You can use the hash tag #janellschristmascountdown on Facebook and Instagram I'll be able to see it. Love you all!
A few rules to make this more fun : The whole point is to be kind and spread the love of Jesus. Don't give expecting something in return and don't be showy when doing it (people see right through that).
And a litttle extra tip: If you want to make this a witnessng tool go for it! Just make sure that your motive it pure love. Like don't do something kind of nice, then give them a track and say a quick "Jesus loves you" (there is a place for those).
My point is that Jesus lives in you. If you feel like that person needs saved lead them with love to the Father right there. If they need healing don't wait for a slow song on a sunday moring. Heal them right in the resturant. If they are going through a hard time don't wait to light a candle for them. Pray right there in the coffee shop. Love them. See them. Know them. Love is powerful and true love cannot be ignored. Love is never, ever wasted. Do that, and you will see a life changed by love...and that is fail-proof witnessing.
Romans 12:9-10 "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Once you go out and do one of these or your own I would really like to hear about your experince! You can use the hash tag #janellschristmascountdown on Facebook and Instagram I'll be able to see it. Love you all!
See you tomorrow!!!!
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