According to the National Day Calendar, today is National "I want you to be Happy Day". Today is a day that we should try to do something nice for someone else that will make them happy, which I hope that I try to do every day. I like doing things for those that I love, and, not only might it make them happy, it makes me happy.
Have you ever noticed that one (1) of the best ways to get yourself out of the doldrums is to do something for someone else, especially someone that cannot return the favor and do something for you? Being able to help someone else reminds me how blessed I am. GOD has been and is so good to me. He has showered me with blessings that I do not deserve, and I bet you can say the same.
Today's word is Philippians 2:3, NIV, which reads, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourself."
I think it is easy, at times, to allow ourselves to feel like the victims. It is easy to allow ourselves to think that we are always doing for others and that no one is doing for us. And, trust me, we can all feel that way from time to time. But, I have to try to remind myself that, if I am able to be a help to someone, GOD has provided me the resources, which means He has done for me.
And, when I consider ALL that GOD has done for me, none of which I deserve, I am incredibly humbled and amazed. The reminder is an acronym for JOY - JESUS, Others, You. If we do things in that order, we will find we are happy, no, joyous. Go ahead, makes someone's day!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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