{"id":13107,"date":"2025-09-09T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=13107"},"modified":"2025-08-26T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:00:54","slug":"do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\u201cSee a need, meet a need,\u201d a common phrase in church circles, aptly sums up today\u2019s verse. When we can do something for someone, we should. Many times in life, when people go through difficult circumstances, we can\u2019t do anything physically, but at the very least, we can pray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing good things for other people happens in many different ways. From opening the door for someone to cooking a meal for a family in need, it typically doesn\u2019t take much effort on our part, but it has a significant impact on the receiver of the deed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My latest book, \u201cRandom Acts of Kindness: \u00a040-Day Challenge,\u201d<\/em> focuses on doing good deeds. In addition to the book, I created a companion jar filled with scrolls containing random acts of kindness ideas for 40 days, designed to help people spread good in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At my last book signing, I met an aunt who lost her niece a year ago in a tragic car accident. As the first anniversary approaches, the young girl\u2019s mom wants to commemorate the day by doing random acts of kindness. Although I can do nothing to bring her niece back, I gave her aunt my book and the companion jar to help them honor her life the way her mom wants to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We never know who the Lord will put before us, or what good we can do for them. However, we can always find a way to do something uplifting and encouraging for them, whether it’s buying them lunch or giving them a book. Seeking God\u2019s will for our lives starts with loving Him and others. When we obey His commandment, we\u2019ll find our purpose. And when we see a need, we will meet it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal Question:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How have people done good for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what ways have you lived out today\u2019s verse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you apply \u201cSee a need, meet a need\u201d to your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for meeting our needs and giving us blessings we can share with others. As we go about our days, please help us see the needs of others and meet them to the best of our ability. As we receive Your blessings, let them flow freely from us to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two-minute read. \u201cSee a need, meet a need,\u201d a common phrase in church circles, aptly sums up today\u2019s verse. When we can do something for someone, we should. Many times in life, when people go through difficult circumstances, we can\u2019t do anything physically, but at the very least, we can pray. Doing good things for… Continue reading Do It<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13107"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13111,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13107\/revisions\/13111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}