12.18.09

Making A Difference

Posted in General at 11:28 am by Administrator

I was watching “Nightly News with Brian Williams the other night. He has been running a series of stories titled “Making A Difference” for a number of weeks now. These stories are great! They tell of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things for others in their community. There are children who raise money to provide blankets for the homeless. There is a mother who kept buying mittens only to give them away to those who had none. There are restaurant owners who give away hundreds of meals for those who have lost their jobs. There are….etc. etc. etc. If you go to the Nightly News website you can spend hours watching people help other people in need. As I thought about this I realized that even though these acts of kindness are wonderful and help many people, most every act on that website is temporary. They bring relief and comfort for a little while and then life moves on. I realized that the only way for me to truly “Make A Difference” in people’s lives is to introduce them to Jesus Christ. He is the only permanent answer to life’s difficulties.

Let me ask you a question, what are we going to do in 2010 to make an eternal difference in the lives of people who are facing difficult times in Swansea and the surrounding communities? I believe that we need to help with earthly needs that come our way, but I also believe that we need to be more concerned about the spiritual needs of every person we come in contact with. What can Sardis do to really “Make A Difference” in our community? Will you help me find ways to “Make A Difference” in Swansea? If we work, pray, and dream together, I believe that there will be people at the end of 2010 who will be able to say, “Thank you for helping me find Jesus Christ as my Savior. My life is eternally different than it was before.” I want to “Make A Difference,” how about you?

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