Intro: Try it, you’ll like it! (Life Cereal)
When everyone else was afraid to try Life Cereal, they called on Mikey. Sometimes stepping out of our comfort zone is just too scary. Have you felt God gently (or maybe not so gently) nudging you to do something for someone else? You know that it needs to be done, but you keep putting it off because it is outside of your comfort zone? Well ladies, this week we are taking a step outside of our comfort zones.

Assignment: This week I want you to do something for someone else. Do you have a neighbor that needs you? Do you know an elderly person or single mom that could use you? What about the homeless? Pack even one single sack lunch and give it to someone in need. Do you know someone in blogland that is struggling right now and could use a note from you about how much you care? Pray about this. Let God put on your heart the perfect thing for you to do for another. Now, here is the kicker…I DO NOT want you to post about what you do. Whatever you choose to do is between you and God. Our rewards are in heaven, not here on earth, Mathew 6:1. I want you to post about how doing this “act” made you feel. Was stepping out of your comfort zone in this area as hard as you thought it might be? Could you see the gratefulness in their eyes? Hear it in their voice? Tell it from their typing? Do you think you might make doing things like this a more regular part of your time?  If this is an area that you are already active in, tell us how you feel this has impacted your life.

What a wonderful assignment!  Random Acts of Kindness ~ This is what I thought of as I read the above.  My husband and I have done things for others in the past who were in need of something.  What a blessing it is to me to be able to help someone, hopefully without them finding out who did it!  When the Lord blesses us with something, it is nice to pass that blessing along to someone else.

This assignment brought to mind a friend of mine who is hurting right now, and I believe I will send a card off to her.  It isn't much, but maybe it will be a bright spot in her otherwise gloomy day.  Hopefully it will encourage her, and maybe let her know that she is not alone, and that she has friends who care about her.

Even though it is a blessing to help others, I have been reminded over and over again to let people help me, when I need it, and try not to do eveything myself.  I have been reminded that if I don't accept someone's offer of help, I may be robbing them of their possible blessing!  I had never thought of it that way before!

So I guess this can go both ways!

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I have been enjoying these assignments very much! A big thanks to all of the Teachers!