She Couldn't Stop the Hard Times

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Hey friend,

Today's show reminded me that you don't have to solve every problem.

Sometimes you just have to help one person.

Here are a few moments that really stayed with me.

Five years ago, Champagne noticed something.

Kids who came to her house were always hungry.

She realized some of them didn't know where their next meal was coming from.

So she put a table outside by the school bus stop.

Every day she packed lunches.

Fruit.
Sandwiches.
Snacks.
Little treats.

Now the kids run off the bus excited to see what she made that day.

When people ask how she keeps doing it, she says:

"I can't stop the hard times. But maybe I can slow them down a little."

That's one of my favorite things I've heard all week.

The number one thing people misplace?

Keys.

And today listeners shared some incredible lost-and-found stories.

One couple lost their keys while hiking in Glacier National Park.

Another woman lost her wedding ring before her wedding.

Both were found.

And both stories reminded me that sometimes God shows up in the smallest details of life.

One listener shared a powerful reminder:

Take every thought captive.

When anxiety starts talking...
when fear starts talking...
when shame starts talking...

Ask:

"Is this true?"

Then compare it to what God says.

Because not every thought deserves your attention.

One of my favorite moments today came from a Bible story.

A man asked God:

"How am I supposed to do this?"

God didn't give him the entire plan.

He simply gave him the next step.

Take this.
Go there.
Bring this person.

Then God handled the rest.

Maybe that's what you need today too.

Not the whole roadmap.

Just the next step.

One listener shared how she gave neighborhood girls a place to gather and food to eat.

Later, one of those girls surprised her son with a smartphone he couldn't afford.

Another listener gave a homeless woman a banana from her lunch.

That's it.

Just a banana.

But kindness doesn't have to be big to matter.

No act of kindness is ever wasted.

You don't need all the answers.

You don't need to know how the entire story ends.

You just need enough faith to take the next step.

God is really good at taking care of the rest.

— Andy

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