Pastor's Video Blog

What would you do if you won the $1.4 billion dollar lottery? Spend it on yourself? Share some of it with others? Pay off all your bills? Help those less fortunate? The truth is you don’t have to win the lottery to change the world.
For a certain single mom the last few years had been hard – a messy divorce, several moves, Asperger’s and ADHD diagnoses for her son. Despite the hardships, Friday night dinners are a tradition she keeps faithfully. On a Friday night dinner last month at Pizza Hut her kids were loud and acting up so she apologized to a fellow diner. He told her not to worry; he had three kids of his own and could relate. When the young man left the woman found out that the stranger had not only paid for her family’s dinner and left them a gift card, but he also wrote her a heartfelt note including the following: I do not know your back story, but I have had the privilege of watching you parent your children for the past 30 minutes. I have to say thank you for parenting your children in such a loving manner. I have watched you teach your children about the importance of respect, education, proper manners, communication, self control, and kindness all while being very patient. I will never cross your path again but am positive that you and your children have amazing futures. Keep up the good work and when it starts to get tough do not forget that others may be watching and will need the encouragement of seeing a good family being raised. God bless! -Jake The mother and waitress were filled with tears of joy. Wouldn’t this be fun to try?! Think how someone else’ life could be changed for a long time!

Scripture: I Peter 2:12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.
Prayer: Lord, help me today to leave this world a better place. Amen.
Pastor John
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