It’s A Wonderful Life
My favorite movie of all time is “It’s A Wonderful Life” Republic pictures 1946 starring Jimmy Stewart. It takes place in the town of Bedford Falls New York. George is the executive secretary of the building and loan, and lends money to help people build there own homes. Through an evil circumstance he finds the building and loan has lost or misplaced 8,000.
He considers taking his own life but just in the nick of time an angel appears and the story unfolds from there. The angels in his effort to win his wings shows George what life would be like if he had never been born, needless to say George had made quite a difference in the lives of many people.
I have always loved this film because it speaks to the simple truth that no matter who you are your life can be a blessing to others and that no life is insignificant. We all impact the world around us to one extent or another. Oswald Chambers reminds us that “a river reaches places which it’s source never knew”. You just never know where goodness flows when you release it.
John 7:37-38 If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” The living water takes the form of how we speak and act towards each other, the kind of care we have for each other. It is reflected in our benevolence and unselfishness and so on. Listen to Paul’s heart as he shares about his own lifestyle.
2 Cor 6:3-10 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich ; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
You don’t have to have a special gift or talent to live an impacting life, just do good and seek the good of others, you will find this to be a rewarding and blessed way to live or truly a wonderful life. “Remember, no man is a failure who has friends”