God’s
Blessing & Joy
When
large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is
greater because each adds fuel to the other's flame. Augustine
Yesterday
and the day before I took off so that I could do several speaking events for
Purple Ranch. My Mom and I normally do
these together and they are always amazing.
These events are not amazing in the fact that we are such great
speakers, the people we meet are the amazing ones and we get to see God at
work.
Our
event yesterday was at Baylor Cancer Center in Dallas and the majority of the
people we spoke to are cancer survivors.
We weren’t allowed to sell our products at this particular event so we
set up a table with some of the products we make and we also gave away
samples. After
we spoke everyone came up to the table where my Mom and I were standing to ask
questions and try the products.
What I have learned in this business is that I receive
so much joy from talking to the people.
There were ladies in the group who had no hair, many wore wigs and still
others had been through treatment and their hair was just beginning to grow
back. One of the amazing things about
this business is that Mom and Dad leave it to my discretion to give away some
products when I feel there is a great need for them.
I
had one lady who came up to me and asked if she could buy one of our new eye
masks. My sister Sherry has started
making all of our eye masks and they are just beautiful. I explained to her that we were not allowed
to sell anything at the event. I then
turned to her and in a low voice told her to come back to me after the event
and I would give her one of the eye masks.
So after the event she came up and I handed her the eye mask and she
asked me about the eczema crème. I took
one of the crèmes and handed it to her.
This
amazing woman started crying and then walked around the table and hugged me and
just cried. I told her that I had prayed
before we came to this event that I would touch at least one person’s life that
day for the glory of God and she was that person.
What
I have learned working with my Mom and Dad and helping with their business is
that God is amazing. I also learned that
people in today’s world don’t understand when they get something for free with
no strings attached. The majority of
things in this world have strings attached.
The word “free” is thrown around all the time but there is always fine
print that tells you why what you are getting for free isn’t really “free”. I later learned that my Mom was on the other
side of the room giving things away for free too.
I
can’t even begin to explain the amazing joy I receive from the people we
meet. I had another woman who had an
allergic reaction to her chemo and several months later she was still itching
from the reaction. I handed her a bottle
of oil and explained to her how to use it.
She waited in line to hug me. I
don’t know about you, but that single hug was worth a million dollars to
me.
We
didn’t receive payment for speaking, or compensation for the products we gave
away, but I walked away from that event with God’s amazing blessing on my
life. Give some part of yourself away
and you will get back tenfold.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly
Father, You are an amazing God and I get such joy from watching You work. The ladies and gentlemen we spoke to
yesterday are each suffering from a horrible disease and if it is in my power
to do something to relieve their suffering then I have been blessed beyond
measure. Thank you for showing me what
true joy really is.
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