Be Sneaky

A part of me, much bigger than I had ever thought, likes being sneaky. Now I don’t mean “bad” sneaky, but the kind of sneaky where I do something for someone else, that no one else knows about.

I like seeing that family at my favorite diner who really needs a blessing. You know the ones I’m talking about: They may have three kids, all young, and the parents’ eyes are tired. You can just tell it’s been a rough day and they could use something to uplift their spirit. Open your eyes; you’ll notice these people everywhere. Sometimes they have a family, sometimes they’re in uniform, sometimes they just have lonely eyes, and sometimes it’s all these in one. They’re all around.

Call me old-fashioned or a creeper, it doesn’t matter. I like to sneakily tell my waiter that I’d like to pay for their meal, or a part of it. It’s fun and deeply satisfying to know that after you leave, the waiter will say, “Another customer wanted to pay for your meal. Have a good evening.” The deepest part of my heart is glad to know that the tired, breaking family is going to smile on the way to their car tonight.

So I encourage you to be sneaky every once and awhile. Don’t hesitate to bless someone in secret. If you’re recognized on earth for these deeds, you’ve received reward enough already. But if you’ll be sneaky and patient; your reward will come in Heaven, where everything is better.

Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. It's obvious, isn't it? 

The place where your treasure is, 

is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.

~Matthew 6: 19-21