How often do you pause to
think about what motivates your actions?
Before our schedule got a bit
busier with Christmas and family gatherings, Rebekah and I were chatting about
a chapter in her devotional, The Walk the Walk Book—It’s a God Thing! The focus of our discussion was about acts of
service. Rebekah has a beautiful heart
to serve others. Acts of service
naturally flow out of this eleven-year-old girl. However, I wanted to challenge her to search
her heart as to what motivates her to seek out opportunities to help those
around her and the community abroad.
Rebekah took my challenge seriously and didn’t give me a quick response
to merely place a “check mark” by a proverbial to-do list (i.e. math—check, reading—check,
chores—check, motivation to help others….hmmm???)
As a parent, it is my
privilege and duty to raise my daughter and hopefully impart knowledge and
wisdom to her. Yet, God often chooses to
use Rebekah as His vessel to impart His wisdom to me.
This morning Rebekah came to
me (completely unsolicited) and shared her inspiration
with me. “Mom, do you remember when you
asked me why I like to help others so much?”
“Yes,” I replied. “I realize I
like to help others because it gives me an opportunity to share God’s love, of
course. But even if I don’t have a
chance to tell someone (directly) about God, when I help them I can offer them HOPE!”
I am proud of Rebekah for
taking the time to search her heart about her motivation to help others. She certainly offers a lot of hope to those
around her.
May we be challenged (by this
young girl) to take the necessary time to pause and think about what motivates
us in life!
To help those around you,
offers HOPE! I have nothing more to add
to this beautiful wisdom—thank you, Rebekah.
Hope deferred makes the heart
sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs
13:11-13
(This verse is special for
Rebekah…she is an inspiration to offer HOPE, as well as the symbolism of the
TREE of life…she loves trees!)
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