..I've learned along the way..

"Jesus looked at him and said, "how hard is it for the rich to enter the kingdom of God?" Luke 18:24

My church youth group started "The Game Plan" last year to help all of us focus our prayers on something specific two a day everyday of the week. We had two prayers, one in the morning and one at night, and a task for the day. I won't give you every day in detail but I will tell you that every week our group had to bible versus' to read and then at youth group week discussed them as a group. Every week I kept a journal of what I thought my verse meant and recently I found one of the entries I had written about this verse. 

The question we were discussing was "What is one thing you could give up to help another?"

Here is my journal entry from April, 25 2012:

When we talked about this the very first thing that popped into my head was not a car or a cell phone or anything electronic.. My mind went went straight to my bunny and blanket I sleep with every night because honestly.. I could live with out all that other stuff but the thought of giving up my bunny and blanket that are my security was heart wrenching, mind blowing. They have been in my life every night since the day I was born.. I can't just give them away.. even to help someone.. This was a hard concept to wrap my brain around. Then I started to think.. Not even for the little boy in Africa? (if you know me  at all you know about the little boy that changed my life) As I thought of this my mind changed as I remembered what God showed me that day in those big brown eyes. That I was called to help people in need, and not just people; children. So I there for decided that while it would be hard I could give away all my "things" my security blankets included to help people who are in need. So while I may have many "material" things in my possession the two things that matter most just happen to be a raggedy bunny and a pink blanket. For now that's all the more "material" I really need to be happy..

Reading this months later brought tears to my eyes.. I have grown so much since then... yet still my bunny and blanket are my most prized possession.. but for that little boy in Africa.. and anyone else in need.. I would give them up in a heart beat to see a smile on another persons face.. Knowing that just a simple little something.. made a huge difference.. 

Peace and Love, 

Teal Morgan.