“Spare some change miss” the tall stranger said to me as I went to get Coffee. He even opened the door for me along with others who came in all in an attempt to get change for one thing or another.

As I stood in line waiting like other customers I turned to look at this stranger, our eyes met and I walked over to him. I asked if he was hungry and he said yes, I also asked him why he was there and yes I stood there to get a response.

He began to explain to me that he lost his job, his home, and though there are many places he could go to get help he didn’t want to go because of his so called pride.

I got him some food and spoke to him a bit more encouraging him to get help because standing there opening doors in this weather will prove to be more harmful than helpful.

As I walked away from the stranger I couldn’t help but to think about just how blessed I am to still have a job that enables me to take care of my family.

So many times we lose sight of things like this until we see one less fortunate than us and in that instant I recognized my own shortcomings and ungratefulness leading me to humbly give thanks to God for my many blessings. It also opened my eye to the fact that lead me to see what I have but had not been seeing.

Always always be kind because there is always someone going through a situation who needs to be encouraged to keep on pushing

Have an encouraging day everyone

Be Blessed