It's
funny how a song, a taste, a scent, or something as simple as a change
in weather can trigger a memory. Certain times of year make me think
about when I was homeless. Especially the winter. I started thinking
about this one lady in particular who helped me out during that time.
She was a good soul who saw me in need and gave me money and food. She
didn't have much but what she had she shared out of the kindness of her
heart. I told her that when I got successful I would pay her back. She
smiled and said, "You don't have to pay me anything. I just felt led to
help you."
I couldn't stop thinking about her the other day so I
did some research and found her. Imagine her shock when I called her.
She didn't even think that I remembered her. It's funny how something
that was a small gesture to her was a huge blessing to me. As we went on
talking, she reluctantly told me that she had just lost her job and was
facing foreclosure. Of course, I did some things to help her out.
Why am I telling you this? I'm glad you asked. She gave to me out of
the kindness of her heart. She gave to me from a pure place and expected
nothing in return. The thing that brought tears to my eyes and blessed
me so about this situation was this: this woman planted a seed in my
life almost twenty years ago. But what she didn't know at the time was
that the seed she planted would one day come back and bless her life
just when she needed it most.
So what am I saying? I'm saying
that if you are a giver of whatever you have... time, money, love, help,
whatever it is... if you plant it in pureness it has got to come back
to you. It may take a while but you will reap a harvest from that seed.
Don't be weary in well-doing. It will come back to you. I know sometimes
it may seem that all the good you do goes unnoticed by people, but if
they don't notice, it doesn't matter. If they don't acknowledge your
kindness, it does not matter. You know why? Because I promise you God
sees it all and He is the only one that matters. And He is bound by His
word, and that word says you will reap what you sow. So sow on, sow good
seeds. They will grow and come back to you when you least expect it. --Tyler Perry
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