“We must resolve not only to leave the path of doing evil, but also to passionately pursue a life of doing good.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus. Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 440-441). Kindle Edition.

Now I understand the need to stop doing evil. I do. I know that my having a relationship with Christ means a change of direction in my actions but there is more than just that. In anything we do there needs to be a replacement action involved. If I quit doing something then I need to start doing something.

So what positive difference did we do today? What person is glad we are in their life? Who did we help today? Who did we give a positive greeting to today? What unselfish action did we do today? Who did we give a smile to today? Who did we make feel glad that they are alive today? Who did we encourage today?

Oh, I’m sure you’ve been working hard and not giving in to the temptations that have come your way but what good did you really do? What if we changed our focus from protection to projection? What if we changed our focus from us to them? What if we quit worrying about how good we are and start letting people know how special they are?

Maybe that would really make a difference, one person at a time. Jesus showed us how to do it. He was constantly looking outward instead of inward. He knew why He had come.

Why don’t we make a difference today?

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