Difference

I want to live a life different then everyone else. I am tired of being another person who does the same thing everyday. I want to be different. I want to be successful in a way that will help others. I just do not know how to do it. People tell me many things that I need or should do to make a difference in this world. It becomes confusing and frustrating to me every time I hear it. I just want a direction that allows me to affect everyone that comes in contact with me. There are times were I feel like I am doing it. Then there are times where I feel very alone and far away from what I should be doing.

The question now lies on how should you make a difference without becoming lost, frustrated or even alone. The simple answer is you cannot. There are going to be tough times throughout your life.  There are ways you can overcome them when the occur.  Look at the people you surround yourself with and are they dependable.  Are they the type of people that are going to be there throughout your life. You should have at least one person in your life that can be your support beam. 

Then there is doing small deeds for people in your everyday life. The big things are good but are not as common as the small ones. Smalls things are doing simple things like saying “Thank You,” “Please,” to just holding a door for someone. For some odd reason these simple acts have disappeared in our society. People are too in a hurry that they are blinded by the people who need help the most. This is disease is not only in adults but is spreading into our children. Children are becoming ruder with each generation. Parents are not teaching their own children on how to show simple acts of kindness. Instead they are more worried about the next trend. I pray that adults will start doing acts of kindness and that will spread to our children of tomorrow.

Finally do not worry about the results. Sometimes we get so excited that we did good that we get upset that we could not see the results of our work. This is one of my biggest struggles. I have learned throughout the years on how to deal with it.  I find it that is can be easier if we just walk by faith in a sense that we did all we could and now God is going to take in command and lead them somewhere where they were supposed to be.  We have to remember that God is our General and when his troops are trained they will go out and take the world at His well and not ours.

 I now see myself as a trainer in God’s army. I reach people the way God wants me too. I may get down from time to time. I use the few people in my life along with God as my protector and reminder of what I am supposed to be doing. Go out into the world and be a fisher of men or women.

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