Yesterday I woke up thinking about the people who might be struggling this year. Meghan works at Hands and Feet, so I decided I would go through my cabinets and send some extra food with her. I filled up two bags of groceries. I even went back and took out my favorite pancake mix (Chocolate Chip) with the Aunt Jemima. I felt so happy...I was doing my part to help.
When I got to Hands and Feet there were a couple of people already standing outside the door waiting to get in. I went in and Carrie was talking to the volunteer about how the process works. I'm carrying in my two bags with a smile, I make a few jokes with Ed and then I picked up on Carrie's conversation, she was saying they "will more than likely run out of food."
I look at the shelves and there is food on the shelves, how could they run out? Did they forget it was Thanksgiving?? All of a sudden I realize that my two bags of food was given out of plenty, all I did was give what I had too much of. I realized at that moment I was a hypocrite.
I didn't really get it, there are people in our neighborhoods, who are hungry. I looked at the food they are giving out, and its not high end goodies! You would have to be desperate to stand in line, and then receive a bag of food that many of us wouldn't buy for ourselves.
As I stood outside talking to Carrie and Ed, I saw their faces as they went in, and I realized I was being given a chance to make a difference in someone's life today. If I am willing to get out of my little world, and see people in their need.
I called Chad after I left and we went over and bought some canned foods, macroni and cheese, cookies. Just kinda what ever caught our eye. We took it back to Hands and Feet and the line had grown, and the shelves were looking bare. So back to the grocery store we went, and when I took it back to Hands and Feet, I finally felt like for the day I had actually gave to the point where I was out my own little cabinets and felt like God smiled.
But you know what, Friday more people will be there and more food will be needed. I know many of you are doing a great job of helping, I know our church has stepped up and is helping in huge ways.
However, I'm talking to the people who might be in the same place as I am, I care but I don't CARE. You know what the cure is, to look at people in the face and realize, we are the hands and feet of Christ, but if we keep our hands in our pockets, we miss the joy of knowing we were involved in what God is doing! And someone may go hungry who we could have helped.
Come by on Friday between 10 and 12 or Saturday between 10 and 12, and look. Then see what God wants you to do.
When I got to Hands and Feet there were a couple of people already standing outside the door waiting to get in. I went in and Carrie was talking to the volunteer about how the process works. I'm carrying in my two bags with a smile, I make a few jokes with Ed and then I picked up on Carrie's conversation, she was saying they "will more than likely run out of food."
I look at the shelves and there is food on the shelves, how could they run out? Did they forget it was Thanksgiving?? All of a sudden I realize that my two bags of food was given out of plenty, all I did was give what I had too much of. I realized at that moment I was a hypocrite.
I didn't really get it, there are people in our neighborhoods, who are hungry. I looked at the food they are giving out, and its not high end goodies! You would have to be desperate to stand in line, and then receive a bag of food that many of us wouldn't buy for ourselves.
As I stood outside talking to Carrie and Ed, I saw their faces as they went in, and I realized I was being given a chance to make a difference in someone's life today. If I am willing to get out of my little world, and see people in their need.
I called Chad after I left and we went over and bought some canned foods, macroni and cheese, cookies. Just kinda what ever caught our eye. We took it back to Hands and Feet and the line had grown, and the shelves were looking bare. So back to the grocery store we went, and when I took it back to Hands and Feet, I finally felt like for the day I had actually gave to the point where I was out my own little cabinets and felt like God smiled.
But you know what, Friday more people will be there and more food will be needed. I know many of you are doing a great job of helping, I know our church has stepped up and is helping in huge ways.
However, I'm talking to the people who might be in the same place as I am, I care but I don't CARE. You know what the cure is, to look at people in the face and realize, we are the hands and feet of Christ, but if we keep our hands in our pockets, we miss the joy of knowing we were involved in what God is doing! And someone may go hungry who we could have helped.
Come by on Friday between 10 and 12 or Saturday between 10 and 12, and look. Then see what God wants you to do.
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- I'm a mom to 3 girls, who I'm crazy about! I'm married to my High School sweetie and now my daughter is the age I was when I first met him! Unbelieveable! I'm trying harder and harder to make Jesus the complete center of my life, and you all help me in more ways than you know!
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