One Good Deed Per Day

In our country, where life can  be very hard, there is a temptation to become hard to the suffering of others.  It is not because we want to be cruel, it is just that we have so many problems of our own that we cannot bear to add even one more to our backs.

My personal belief is that it is always good to do good.  Every time I am kind to someone, speak an encouraging word to someone, or help someone who is helpless, I know that, even if I do not see an immediate reward, my heavenly Father is pleased.

I know, with all the problems we face, we can sometimes think that God has forgotten us.  Feeling all alone we are tempted to take matters into our own hands and do whatever it takes to get the things we need or want.  I understand this temptation but I know, from personal experience, that if we resist the temptation to become harsh to those around us that God will see our good deeds done in secret and reward us openly.

There was a time when I was very, very poor.  People looked at me as someone who would never be anything.  I would work for people in their shambas and sometimes they would treat me unfairly.  Even though they looked down on me, seeing me as nothing, I still did the best job I could.

Today, now that I am living in the city those people that looked down on me still live in their home area.  Some have fallen on very hard times.   When I visit my village I greet them and don’t look down on them or treat them harshly.  I do this because I remember how I felt when I struggled and I do not ever want to do that to someone.

People talk to me, when I visit the village, and ask what my secret is. They want to know how they can escape the hardships that they face too.  I just say, trust God and do good.  Some stare at me as if I am lying to them, but to tell the truth, we cannot lift our burdens but when we do good to others our Father sees in heaven and lifts our burdens for us.

It is good to do good.  It does not have to be a big good.  A lot of little good’s add up over time to a habit of doing good that blesses many. We are all capable of doing good if we will only believe that God is watching and He will reward us in His time.

My brothers and sisters,  if each one of us does even a little good, think of what that could mean for everyone!  If we simply let ourselves love each other enough to do even one good deed each day, that would be millions of good deeds!  Think of what a differences that would make in our country.  Think of how that could start to heal our land.

The best thing about doing good is that it encourages others to do good too.  Doing good is a gift that people take and then they re-give it to others.   I encourage you to give the gift of “good”  to someone you know today.

God bless,

Lilian