Inspiring Stories on the Morning Thing

Today on the Morning Thing we talked about two very different topics. One was what we would do with a million dollars, in honor of today being Be a Millionaire Day. Let’s be honest, there are a lot of things that we could use it for that we need to do- student loans, house payments, medical bills- but then there are the frivolous things that we simply want but cannot afford.

The other topic was a few inspiring stories of people who are making a difference or have made a difference in very different ways. The first was the story of a man running 3200 miles across the country in 100 days in order to raise money to fight poverty. The second was a man using a few tools and supplies to build tiny houses for homeless people in LA- and the wave of support that arose for him. Lastly, we talked about a woman who was saved by an EMT in 2012 after being stabbed and just accepted his marriage proposal. All very touching and inspiring stories. You can find the links to all of them at the bottom of the post.

But let’s go back to the millionaire topic for a second. It can be really easy to look at our budgets and say, “we are not millionaires. If we were we would really be able to make a difference and do some good.” Wrong. The three stories that we shared today show that you can make a difference without a big budget. The first shows us that we can use our passions, the second that we can use our skills, and the third that we can use our jobs to really do something for someone else. Don’t think about the million dollars that you don’t have, think about the gifts and abilities that God has given you and I promise you that you can use them to be the inspiration in someone else’s life.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/forrest-gump-run-charity_n_7315888.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-mission-build-tiny-houses-los-angeles-homeless-30891449

http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/first-responder-proposes-woman-he-helped-save-n358086