The Gift of Thoughtfulness - All of us like to receive gifts, thank you notes, and words of encouragement. They seem to come at just the right times in our lives.
Yet, so few of us know how to be "thoughtful" and give of ourselves in ways that breathe life and speak goodness into the lives of others.

I think we can all agree that our culture has become very "course" and "thoughtless" as of late.  In his book, "Love as a Way of Life" bestselling author
Dr. Gary Chapman introduces a virtue we rarely celebrate: Courtesy.

In my humble opinion, "Christians" (remember just because you call yourself one does not mean you are reflecting this in your day to day actions and
interactions with others) have lost the heart of our mission--our calling from the Lord.  We are so caught up into how the sermon made me feel, or
whether or not the music made me feel "spirit filled"--or whether or not we dutifully paid our tithes and offerings--that we have forgotten
the greatest command of all folks--"LOVE"; “to love one another” as God loved us.

Love is manifested in how thoughtful we are to our fellow human beings- how kind we are, how courteous we are, how caring and engaged we are.

So today I hope you will practice the gift of thoughtfulness and bless someone today with a call, a note, a gift, a visit, or an invitation just to
spend time.  Watch how blessed you will feel as the giver, and watch how happy you will make the person on whom you bestowed the gift!