Out of the Mouths of Babes

I've been doing some reading today. I reread a post on a personal site of a friend of mine that talked about how blogs come and go. He was saying that most blogs don't stick. They may get a following for a while but then people find a new fad to explore or the author does or the author just gets burnt out. He's probably right. I noticed he hasn't written anything recently and several other friends of mine don't post anything personal or otherwise anymore. Then there are the fad blogs and many of them too are fading into the mist.

So why do I write? Currently my following is minimal. Not many people post on my blog and I have a hard time believing that people are actually telling others to read my posts. So why do I write? I could give you all my qualifications to write but I could also give you my qualifications not to write. So why do I write?

Then I read another article that inspired me and reminded me why I started this blog.

SanAntonio news reported on a 10 year old boy who was given a challenge by his pastor. His pastor gave him (and others) $100 to spend on doing something good. After a few months of thinking and planning the boy decided to use that money to raise more money for Habitat for Humanity.

He spent all $100 on stamps and envelopes to send 200 letters out asking people to donate towards building a house. You wouldn't expect much response from that. But one of the people he sent it to was touched enough to send it on. From there his letter spread and checks started coming in.

In total this young boy raised $43,000 dollars to put towards a $50,000 dollar home to be built by Habitat for Humanity. The church was then touched enough to provide the remaining $7,000.

Everyone who hears about Jackson's achievement is amazed. As his mom, Deborah, said, "A little person can do something really good. You don't have to wait to be an adult."

That is why I write this blog. I know that it may never become the most read Christian blog out there and I know that at some point I may stop writing but I also know that until I do God will use me to bless those who read my blog. A church doesn't have to be big to have an impact nor does a child have to be an adult before he can change the world. And my blog doesn't have to have a huge following to change one persons life.

When asked what he'd do if he had $43,000 to spend on himself, Jackson quickly replied, "I'd give about half of it away to the homeless, and then maybe buy some toys."

1 Timothy 4:12-16 (New International Version)

12Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.

15Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

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10-year-old raises $43,000 for Habitat for Humanity