This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff
that I'm dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open my
mouth & start complaining, when I remembered something that happened to me a
year ago. I was walking to my car when this woman, who appeared to be homeless,
started walking towards me. I'm ashamed to say this, but I thought, 'I don't feel like being hustled today.' Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I started digging in my pocket for some money. As she got closer I noticed that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever seen.
As I was reaching into my pocket she started to speak.
I thought, 'Here goes the sales pitch'. She said 'Excuse me sir, I need
some shoes. Can you help me?' My eyes filled with water because I remember
being out on the streets and having only one pair of run over shoes. I was taken
aback for a second.
I took her inside the studio, and had my wardrobe people find shoes in her size.
As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking Jesus, and saying,
'My feet are off the ground! My feet are off the ground!' Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was crying. But I never forgot those words. 'My feet are off the ground!'
I thought, 'Wow! All she wanted was some shoes.' She quickly disappeared and never asked me for a dime. I realized that I still had the money in my hand; so I went out looking for her. She was gone just that quick so I looked all around the neighborhood for her. I found her standing on a corner looking down at her shoes, still crying. I was so touched. I asked her how she had gotten homeless. She told me that she had AIDS and that she was waiting to get into a shelter.. She said that her family had turned their backs on her and that she had no place to go, but she knew that God would make a way for her. I said to myself, 'He just did.' Her faith and her praise moved me. I took her to a nearby hotel, and put her up until she was able to get on her feet. I had someone that worked for me to check on her from time to time and to make sure that she had food and clothes. After about a month or so, we lost touch, but I never forgot her.
This past summer I was shooting 'Daddy's Little Girls', and this woman walks up to me smiling. I didn't recognize her face, but her eyes were familiar. She had on a really nice dress, and her hair was done. It was her! She told me that the little help that I had given her had changed her life.She was in a house now, and doing very well. I said all of that to say this. After I met this woman, every time I think about complaining and mumbling, I remember, 'My feet are off the ground!'I wanted to share this with you just to let you know that, when I say that I am thankful for you, I mean it. And when I say that you are a blessing to me, I mean it. We take so much for granted sometimes that I just wanted all of you to know that I am grateful to God for you every day. Thank you for being in my life.
(Tyler Perry)
When God takes something from your grasp. He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. "When someone shares something of value with you, and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others". May you all be blessed; and remember that today your feet may be off the ground, tomorrow may be a different story. So, when you have the blessed privileged to help someone else, I pray that you won't hesitate to do it, no matter how great or how small you think your actions are. Be blessed!
God's Love
With Angels Around You Always
