Get High on Helping

One of the big learnings I have experienced over the years is how serving…volunteering…helping is often the greatest cataylst for growth in an individual, family, group or organization. As a leader in a church and other organizations, I see this truth time and time again. When I help people take a step into serving their acceleration for spiritual growth, leadership capacity and contributing to a vision big than themselves sky rockets.

Today, April 20, has a lot of meanings in our culture. While some of these are unfortunately negative and destructive, I love the beauty of Tim Sanders’ idea of claiming today as High on Helping Day. The information and inspiration in his blog post is incredible. It spurs me on continue to help others take steps in their journey towards a Christ-centered life, hear the Gospel for the first this weekend, get healthy, accomplish their goals and more.

Here are just a couple of quotes from the post that jump off the screen:

• “When you share what you have to help others, in that moment, you are worth something.”
• “To rid yourself of negative emotional states, push them aside with positive emotional states and the simplest way to do that is to just go out and lend a helping hand to somebody.”
• “Giving is a WonderDrug, the only one to take when you need a dose of Euphoria or a cure for the blues or a stressful life.  It lasts much longer, probably costs you less than substance or alcohol and more importantly – converts your selfish approach to ‘coping with life’ to a life of service and significance.”
• “Looking for a buzz?  Volunteer.”

My encouragement to you:

1. Read Tim’s Post now
2. Share his post with others—send them a link in an email, share in social media, just read it to them
3. Take time to help someone today
4. If you are a LifePoint’er and do not have a place of service, fill out this form and we will get you going today!
5. Save it so you can continue to read it again and again, I just saved a copy for me in Evernote
6. Leave a comment of your thoughts, experiences, etc. below
7. Don’t Delay