The other day, as I was at the bank depositing money, I noticed there was a penny on the ground. So, even though I was running late and had been doing everything I possibly could to get to my meeting on time, I stopped to pick up the penny. And I laughed at myself as I got in the car. I realized that, even though I was running late, I still stopped . . . just for a penny. Then I was like, "What if I always did that? What if I always just stopped what I was doing for something that seemed comparatively insignificant?" What would happen if I did that with people? What if I stopped what I was doing; stopped my routine, or got out of my busy little life, and just took time to reach out to people that I'm not naturally inclined to? Isn't that what God calls us to do? Reach out in love to EVERYONE. I remember a time several years ago (multiple times, actually) where I stopped in the middle of a crosswalk because there was a penny. I would stop in the middle of the road for a penny. Why is it so hard to do that with people? It reminds me of a scene in To Save A Life (excellent movie): "What would you do for $20? Would you French kiss a dog? How about this, would you take your mom to the prom? You know, we do all kinds of crazy things for 20 bucks, but what would you do for a penny? Would you take your mom to the prom now? French kiss that dog? See, the crazy thing is, we treat people the very same way. Some are worth our time and some we just pass right by like they're worthless." That's something that God has really been bringing to my attention. I'm so willing to do things for those I'm close to, but if it's for someone that I feel awkward around, or am just not close to, my heart is not nearly as willing. So that's something I'm going to work on. I'm going to work on doing things not just for the $20's, but for the pennies. Cause, really, Christ paid the same price for all of us. Matthew 25:45 What are you going to do for a penny this week?
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