Seven-Day Practical Faith Blog: Everyday Heroes

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My friend experienced an eventful Sunday morning. He took his wife to the emergency room at 2:30 a.m. After the doctors diagnosed an infection and began treatment, he left the hospital to go to church, where among other things, he gave the call to worship, sang in the choir, and led a prayer during worship.

My friend is not a pastor, "just" a volunteer. I texted him to encourage and recognize him as a quiet, everyday hero.

Caregivers are everyday heroes who do their best to help another person while keeping the wheels on the bus, keeping family life, church life, or work life going.

We can also be everyday heroes with the way we approach life. My latest podcast guest, John Englehart, Jr., said he found himself in an average job where he felt he wasn't making a difference and was often frustrated with the behavior of those around him. Even though he was a manager, he yearned for a better job and prayed about it.

God gave Englehart a different answer than he expected: "Seek to bless someone at work every day. Look to distribute kindness to someone who needs it."

Englehart started seeking to bless people and found his approach to work had changed. It was icing on the cake that, as a result of putting out extra effort to help and bless someone not on his team, he ultimately received an offer to switch his career within his employment to a better suiting position.

We're not often going to be rewarded like that, but the key is focusing on helping someone today, acting as an everyday hero today. Galatians 6:10 (NIV) says, "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."

Everyday heroes are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13). They add seasoning to life. Like salt, they can bring out flavor in those around them.

God needs an everyday hero right where you are. So, let's find ways to bless others this day.

Sometimes, we need a game plan to know how to practice our daily faith. A free gift is waiting for you, called "The Practical Faith Game Plan." Just visit the Cecil Taylor Ministries website, enter your email, and you'll receive a PDF outlining a three-part structure for putting your faith into practice. You can use the link in the comments.