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InCouragements Insight - Angel

Angel

Angel - A kind and lovable person; one who manifests goodness, purity, and selflessness.

Today's InCouragement is a challenge for all of you to InCourage someone else this month. I want all of you to be an Angel of some sort the next month, a Angel is someone that gives out, does something out of the ordinary for someone else. You all know that I love to do for people it's just naturally apart of how God made me, and I will continue this until my death.

Let me explain why I am asking this of you. On yesterday I received another one of those awesome blessing's from a stranger. I was at a boutique I patronized at times, and so you see some of the same familiar faces, so there was a lady who I had seen at times there in a gorgeous rust color dress. So I made the comment you look so beautiful in that color, and she said thank you and smiled, and said good to see you, have not seen you in here lately. We made small talk and then she paid for her purchases and left the store. Once I got through trying on items, I then proceeded to the register to pay for my items. As I pulled out my credit card to pay for my purchase the owner whom I know said your purchases have been paid for already. So, I said what? Why? She said that a person wishes to remain unknown wanted to bless you, becasue you blessed her. So, I was standing there stunned, in tears and sort of confused, becausee I was wondering why, someone would do this for me. So, the owner completed my transaction bagged up my items, and then handed me a envelope, and she said read it once you get in the car.

The envelope contained a simple note that said and I quote" thanks for always encouraging me, and making me feel good about me, every time I see you in here you always tell me or the other ladies how pretty or beautiful we are". she also said that I was having a very bad day emotionally and it was wearing me down, but just your smile and comment made me feel better about me, she then said you are an angel.

Ya'll know me I was crying so hard, my face looked like I had been crying for hours. To make a long story short I ended up getting her info from the owner and calling her, we had a very in depth conversation that was an eye opener for me. What you realize is that no matter how someone looks at face value, we all have our own issues, problems and troubles. So, sometimes just a smile can brighten someones days, or kind words.

So, I challenge each and every one of you to be an "InCouraging Angel" for the next month. Let me give you some examples because it does not have to always be financial:

• Pay for the persons lunch behind you this week, a stranger not someone you know.
• Pay for someone else gas this week.
• Baby-sit for a single parent this week.
• Take a single parent to dinner or a movie.
• Baby-sit for a married couple on this week, so that they can go out and enjoy their selves.
• Present a married couple with a gift card for dinner or tickets to the movie.
• Send your close friend to the spa for the day.
• Pay for someone's hair appointment on this week.
• Ask an elderly person on your block if you can pick up their prescriptions or some groceries.
• Go visit a nursing home and read to the seniors, or go pray for them.
• Cook dinner for your neighbor this week.
• Mow your neighbor's lawn or help with their yard work this week.
• Buy your neighbors some flowers for their yard.
• Buy someone's grocery in the grocery store this week, or put $10 - $20 dollars towards the bill.
• Ask a co-worker if they need assistance with a project on this week.
• Buy pastries for your team at work on this week.
• Give flowers to a stranger on this week; or send someone you have not talk to in a while some flowers.
• Empower someone you know this week with your mouth, let them know how special they are build them up.

These are just a few things, but there is so much more we can do, we constantly complain about this world and the people in it but we can make the difference by being "InCouraging Angels". I will constantly beseech you "The InCouragement Community" to be the Angels that God wants us to be, I hope you support me in this endeavor.

Write me back on for the next month at mechell29@yahoo.com and let me know what "InCouraging Angel" act of kindness you did. I would also like to know how it made you feel, I'm always telling Taylor that I get a real joy when I can do for others, it just makes me so happy. I told her if God gave me millions I would probably bless so many people, because I love to see the happiness, and gratefulness on others faces when they receive gifts of kindness, I get super elated!

Also, forward this email to others so that they can participate in these acts of kindness. Have an awesome week being an Angel!

InCouragement Scripture:

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
- Proverbs 18:16 (Amp)

Be Incouraged

Mechell