Scripture standout: Matthew 10: "19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
Ps 11: "14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand."
His Deed/The Day: Today I'm going to stand by a loved one's side in spirit...
It was a pretty full deeding day. I signed up for a couple of events that also raise money for different projects or charities. We bought an Icee and gave a dollar more for breast cancer awareness. I inquired about my niece's dog, who is having surgery today...dug deep.
But a situation with which I've been struggling reared up again tonight. There is a family who lives nearby us — they're great and so much fun, but they constantly call for favors. Our kids are friends, kind-of. But not in a buddy-buddy, invite-each-other-over all the time kind of way. Yet, everytime the phone rings from these parents it's about if I can pick up so-and-so. Or if I can do this for them. Or if their child can come over after school. Or if they can drop them off early because they have an appointment — or worse yet, are in the Bahamas on vacation. With each request I cringe. I NEVER ask them for any favors. Yet theirs keep coming, and coming, and coming, and coming. And they're never even tempered with a nice invite to do something fun. Just favor after favor after favor. All easy favors, all no skin-off-my-back favors, but favors nonetheless. Tonight was no exception. But tonight — as I happily agreed to help — I decided I was going to keep on giving...because that's what I'm supposed to do. And I'm not going to !@#$ about it either. That's what blogs are for, right?
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