Make a Difference

     I just finished watching show about an English man named Nicholas Winton, I was really moved by the story that was told, and what this man did for nearly 700 children in then Czechoslovakia during Nazi Germany's occupation. I found the show on Netflix if anyone's interested, its called Nicky's family.
     The show caught my attention because it was about WWII and the Holocaust, I have always had an interest in history, and especially in these topics. I have been fascinated and disturbed about the events that took place and how so many people stood by and allowed it to happen. I have been inspired by the people who didn't stand by, like Nick Winton. People like him remind me that even in the darkness, God's light can get through. Even during times of great hatred in the world, love can still exist and make a difference.
      Nick Winton had no idea then, just how much of a difference he would make, he had no idea how far his actions would spread and how many generations would be impacted by him. Children and adults all over have been touched and inspired by his story and the stories of the children he rescued, leading them to take action in making our world better.
      What he did was huge, and has had a huge impact, but making a difference doesn't have to be huge thing. You can make a difference everyday by doing something small for someone. Showing someone who is upset compassion, or helping someone who is struggling with an assignment or task. There are things we can all do everyday to make the world better for at least the person we are sitting next to. But why bother right? Why should you care when you have your own problems?
     Simply because if you don't, who will? That's what prompted Nick Winton to take action,  he went to the refugee camps in Czechoslovakia, and he saw how desperate and scared the people were, and he saw that no one was helping them and he knew he had to do something.
     Someone needs you today, and whether its big or small meeting that need can make a difference. It'll make a difference for them, and for you. The more love you show and good you do the more you will see of it in the world. Want the world to change? Want things to be better for your children? Then teach love, show love, be an example of someone who cares enough to say I'm going to try to help.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
12Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.