Making a difference

Every day I have so many thoughts that run through my head.  Most of them have to do with, what can I do to make a difference.  I really truely want to use my life to make a difference.  I want to be one of those people who others talk about because of the amazing things they did in their life.  Not because I want to be in the spotlight or popular, but because I want to be someone who makes a difference in this world for God.  The only spotlight I would want is one that will promote God and glorify him.  To show the world, all his children that are struggling and how any regular person can make a diffence. 

One thing that is close to my heart are the homeless and poor people.  Something I have never been able to comprehend in our time is how we can have soooo much money yet still soo many people with no food or water.  People who can give away millions of dollars but probably have never thought to buy a house for a family that needs one.  How can one person own more than 2 houses and that still not be enough.  The richest people in the world could go to a town or city and just pay for all these houses for homeless people to help get them on their feet so they have a place for their family.

A dream that I have is to build a homeless/poor shelter type of place.  But this place would be a rebuilding place where families can come and we can help them get back on their feet, help them to use their money the right way to take care of their family.  This ministry would then help encourage people and families and show God's love to them but show them that there are still caring people in the world and that they aren't invisible. We would help them get back into their own home but so that they can look back and see that they didn't get handed a bunch of money, but that they themselves worked with their hands and used what God gave them and were able to go from rock bottom where they lost everything to being a back up on top and breathing again.

This has been a dream of mine for a long time and I even have drawings to show how it would all work.  This building would also give them the skills they needed to get back into the workforce and earn money.  It saddens me to see people on the streets.  I know some of them chose that for their life and I pray one day God will reach them and they will overcome where they are.  For now my heart is with the people who didn't choose to be on the streets and have found themselves lost, physically and spiritually.

Right now I feel like I need to take small steps and that for me is the food bank.  This is such an amazing ministry and it's hard to believe that most people know nothing about the food bank.  If you are reading this, take the time to look into your local food bank and become a volunteer.  It's awesome to know that even though you won't be giving food to people and will just be in the shadows, you are making a difference in someone's life.

I want to make a difference and I want to be so bright with God's love that I will blind people.