Reaching Out

"The best exercise for the heart is reaching down and lifting people up." Ernest Blevins

Jesus was the ultimate comforter. He not only made people feel better emotionally, He also reached out and touched them with healing hands.

It is so important to understand how important human touch is. Sometimes a touch is all you need.

There are times when the hubby and I have a disagreement and the only apology we both need is an embrace; any type of touch will do and we both know that we will feel better as soon as we just reach out.

There are other people in our lives that need human touch and we can help them with that! Everyone needs it, but who can you give it to today?

Will Do

1. Be thankful that God is constantly reaching out to us
2. Be alert to opportunities to reach out to others
3. Share your time with others
4. Have an open and tender heart
5. Be willing to ask for help
6. Have empathy
7. Be grateful for those who have extended a hand

To Do

1. Volunteer to help someone in need
2. Give someone you love a back rub or massage
3. Hug a child today
4. Introduce yourself to someone with a handshake
5. Visit someone in a nursing home
6. Call someone you haven't spoken to in awhile
7. Journal about how God has reached out to you

Bible Verses to Remember

1. Matthew 9:21
2. Luke 18:15
3. Mark 8:22
4. Psalm 147:3
5. 1 Thessalonians 4:18
6. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
7. Matthew 14:35-36

"To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own."

            Abraham Lincoln