A cup of cold water

Doing something kind for someone never goes unnoticed by God. The person you did something kind for might not notice, the world might not notice, but that's totally fine. God knows what you did.

I want to keep this post short and to the point tonight. My challenge for you is to do one small random act of kindness for someone else. It doesn't matter who. Your parents, significant other, friends, and maybe even your pets.

The nice thing about doing a good deed is that sometimes it doesn't take very long at all. Holding a door for someone takes like 10 seconds at most. Unless the person is a like 50 feet away and you awkwardly hold it and they awkwardly jog to you because they feel bad. Take out the trash for your parents. Give your grandparents a phone call. Text a good friend and tell them you're thinking of them. Write a letter to someone you care about. Give your pet an extra snack, like some cat nip, or human food.

What's the catch? You must do this with the intent that you aren't just doing it to be noticed. Do this out of the kindness of your heart because you really care for the person...something little can change somebody's entire day.

I was encouraged by this verse in Matthew this evening. Really pay attention to the fact that this is something that Jesus said. Jesus was the perfect teacher...

"And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward." (Matthew 10:42)

How much we love God can be measured by how well we treat others. Jesus' example of giving a cold cup of water to a thirsty child is a good model of unselfish service. A child usually can't or won't return a favor. God notices every good deed we do or don't do as if he were the one receiving it.