From the heart

When was the last time you did something from the heart? Not stopping to think about whether or not it was technically perfect or if it made you look good, you simply did it because it was the right thing to do. I must confess that so often I don't do what I should because I get all caught up in how it will look; how it will make me look, and how people will receive it. So, an opportunity to do good is wasted and someone who could have been blessed, goes unblessed.

This evening, I logged into my computer and read the latest update on http://pjandashleigh.blogspot.co.uk/. It was the kind of update that makes you laugh and cry at the same time. I could picture Jorja, Ethan and Zac leading all the adults in their lives on a merry dance and it brought back memories of the wonderful special times that Robyn and Ash (their mums) shared with my boys, especially Christopher.

When, when I logged into Google+ to add a comment, I was informed that a person had shared a video that I had uploaded to YouTube in 2008.

When I Cry ...

When I Cry, was the first thing I ever uploaded anywhere. It was simply a response to what a friend and I were going through at the time. It's a simple video for a very beautiful song, but here's the key: it was a message from the heart that I wanted to share with a friend. And somehow, I believe because of that, people who have watched and listened have looked beyond its weaknesses and failings and received the message from the beautiful song on which it is based.

So, as we head into the final days of preparation for Christmas, my challenge to myself is to  make sure that whether I'm giving of my money, my time or myself, I'm always giving from the heart. For surely, that is what Christmas is really about: a Father giving from His heart, without a guarantee that grateful hearts would accept His gift.