I remember when i was little I used to think about how cool it would be to be a SUPER HERO.
Yeah, I said it.. I guarantee all of us have a little bit of envy inside of us for super heroes.. They go around saving the world, doing nothing but helping people.. Who wouldn’t want to be doing all of those things?
I was walking home from church this morning.. stopped at Trader Joes and grabbed a few groceries. Had my head phones in listening to a few of my favorite songs and up just ahead of me, a lady was walking with a walker.. carrying at least 3 or 4 small bags in each hand.. trying to maneuver the uneven sidewalk.
Trapped in my own concern and business, I glanced and looked back at my phone and continued to do whatever it was I was doing (i’m not even sure) .. and then all of a sudden I realized what was even going on, I just stopped.. took my head phones out and turned around. I walked up to this poor lady.. and asked her if I could help her with her bags. She started what appeared to be, crying.
She said she was staying at a shelter nearby and that she had no idea what she was going to do. I helped her to the steps and set her down with her stuff and began talking to her. I had no answers for her, all I wanted to do was pick her up and SAVE her..
She had no plan, no idea what was going to be next.. I offered to call her brother, I offered to take her back to the shelter.. She said all she wanted to do was sit there.. SO, I attempted to give her some money.. she politely declined..
I feel bad, but I basically forced it upon her.. She said, God bless you! and i was off..
I know that I can’t SAVE the whole world.. BUT in that moment, all I wanted to do for that lady was be her super hero.. but there was nothing she wanted from me so I had to leave her.
I may not have been able to save this person.. but i KNOW in my heart that this is what I was meant for.. I don’t write this to brag about a “good deed” that I feel I was trying to do. I write this because I want people to have faith and trust in the fact that my heart is in the right place, and I’m trying to do nothing but help with my efforts towards this mission trip.
I want to go out on the mission field and touch people’s hearts, I want to deviate the path of a lost soul, I want to be able to help stop human trafficking, i want to pick up a child and laugh with them and give them nothing but all the happiness they deserve. THAT is what i want, and that is what i WILL do. Even if all I change is one life. It will be well worth it.
Hope everyone is well!! Lots of love!! XOXO
