When someone does something good, tell them, recognise them, thank them, … You may even tip them. They may not be doing it to be recognised or tipped, but it is one of the ways we can encourage more good acts. For example, having encountered many rude people in offices, shops, and elsewhere, when I meet very kind people I recognise it, thank them, and encourage them to keep up the kindness. You may never know how many more people might benefit from that recognition.
My wife and I were reading Genesis 6.
When we got to the part where God was grieved by the wickedness of mankind, one statement stood out to us:
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
We got excited and immediately began to pray, “Lord, let us find grace in Your sight.”
But in the middle of the prayer, a thought came to me:
Was Noah simply fortunate, or was there something about his life that positioned him for that grace?
So we kept reading.
The next verses revealed that Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation, and he walked with God. Later, God gave him instructions, and Noah obeyed.
That changed the direction of our prayer.
Instead of only asking God for grace, we began asking Him to help us cultivate the kind of life that attracts His favor. A life of righteousness, fellowship with Him, and obedience to His word.
Sometimes we are quick to pray for what Noah had, but we should also desire to become who Noah was.
May God help us not only to seek grace, but to live in a way that finds it.
Thank you friends for making my daughter’s kuhingira beautiful. Your presence made it so beautiful. On behalf of my family & myself, thank you. Mick is the happiest person on the globe.