It’s easy to spiral into hopelessness when checking out the news or social media.
Covid. Politics.
Shootings.
Sex-trafficking.
Addiction.
Riots.
We don’t have to look very far to see what’s going wrong. It all feels heavy, dire and needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
Where do we start?
Who do we help?
What can we possibly do to make a small dent for good in this gut-wrenching broken world?
Would it even make a difference?
We often fall into the trap of two not-so-helpful choices:
...draining what little time and energy we have getting stuck trying to figure out what is most crucial
OR
...crumpling under the sheer magnitude of all the horror.
There is a third option.
A much better one.
Make the world a better place because we are in it.
Plain and simple.
It REALLY does NOT matter what we choose to invest ourselves in. We might care about clean water for the planet, special education needs in our communities, or our child struggling with normal every-day life.
It can be a big-world, local community or one-person issue. We, all by our sweet selves, can be a powerful force for good.
We’ve already done it thousands of times, most of it small and seemingly insignificant: a smile, a hug, a word of encouragement, a meal made, a listening ear, a thoughtful gift.
No, we can’t do everything. But we CAN do something. And that is lots better than doing nothing.
You see, all those tiny, supposedly inconsequential moments of good grow into the huge life stories of hope, change and restoration.
The good beats back the bad one choice at a time, one person at a time.
It’s not insignificant after all. It’s essential.
I’m not sure where your passion lies, what sets your soul on fire, what your heart longs to see restored.
Be encouraged, my friend.
Your “cup of water” for one “thirsty” person will send ripples of life-changing goodness into the world.
From my heart to yours.