In the movie, "We Bought a Zoo" Benjamin Mee said,"You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it." I'd like to take this lesson to heart but instead of giving 20 seconds to be courageous, I'm giving myself 5 seconds to make the decision. This blog is going to be based off my 5 second decisions to be courageous and other examples I have seen around me.
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I had a small "5 seconds to courage" moment the other day. I was riding my bike to the train station when I saw a man pushing his car all by himself. I thought,"Okay. I can either stop and ask if this man needs help and possibly be refused or I could keep riding and just never know what might have happened and regret not helping someone in need." I decided to stop. It turns out that he did indeed need help and appreciated the little muscles of a 23 yr old girl. It wasn't a life changing moment, but I felt good that I was able to help someone and in turn I know I also received a little bit of help that day.
I wanted to share this video because it shows the influence that service can have on you. It's about a 10 minute video but it's pretty powerful.
I'm convinced that there is no such thing as a "little act of service". Our Heavenly Father counts them all and loves each one.
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