PRACTICING LOVING OTHERS (3 OF 3)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Romans 12:8-17
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Practicing Loving Others (3 of 3)
Series: What You Do Best
Tony Thomas
Romans 12:8-17
One of my favorite movies is ''Groundhog's Day,'' with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. The story centers around an ego-driven weatherman who gets stuck in the same 24-hour period of time, day after dreadful day. He wakes up to the same music, speaks to same people, and goes through the same daily activities.
Initially, Murray uses that repetitive life for selfish reasons. He gorges himself with food but doesn't gain weight because he wakes up to the same day, every day. He robs a bank but has no criminal record. Generally speaking, he mistreats the strangers he meets in his quest for self-gratification.
Murray discovers that life has no purpose as long as you only care about yourself. But things begin to change when he asks MacDowell a question: ''What would you do if you only had one day to live?'' Her answer becomes the turning point in the story as self-love gives way to humility. And, the pursuit of helping others through their struggles becomes the focus of his repetitive day.
Murray completely changes his daily routine. He learns to play the piano, he studies poetry, and he works to connect with the unusual, ordinary others in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. For example, he catches a small boy who falls out of a tree every day at the same time. He changes the flat tire of an old woman, he performs the Heimlich maneuver on an old man, and he buys every type of insurance from the most obnoxious insurance salesman the world has ever seen!
Over time Bill Murray has morphed into a really good person because he has focused his attention on others. And in the process of changing, Andie MacDowell's character falls in love with who Bill Murray has become. Zig Ziglar could have written the script! Ziglar used to say, ''If you help enough people get what they want, you'll eventually get what you want, too.''
Jesus had an even better saying: ''Do unto others as you w ...
Series: What You Do Best
Tony Thomas
Romans 12:8-17
One of my favorite movies is ''Groundhog's Day,'' with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. The story centers around an ego-driven weatherman who gets stuck in the same 24-hour period of time, day after dreadful day. He wakes up to the same music, speaks to same people, and goes through the same daily activities.
Initially, Murray uses that repetitive life for selfish reasons. He gorges himself with food but doesn't gain weight because he wakes up to the same day, every day. He robs a bank but has no criminal record. Generally speaking, he mistreats the strangers he meets in his quest for self-gratification.
Murray discovers that life has no purpose as long as you only care about yourself. But things begin to change when he asks MacDowell a question: ''What would you do if you only had one day to live?'' Her answer becomes the turning point in the story as self-love gives way to humility. And, the pursuit of helping others through their struggles becomes the focus of his repetitive day.
Murray completely changes his daily routine. He learns to play the piano, he studies poetry, and he works to connect with the unusual, ordinary others in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. For example, he catches a small boy who falls out of a tree every day at the same time. He changes the flat tire of an old woman, he performs the Heimlich maneuver on an old man, and he buys every type of insurance from the most obnoxious insurance salesman the world has ever seen!
Over time Bill Murray has morphed into a really good person because he has focused his attention on others. And in the process of changing, Andie MacDowell's character falls in love with who Bill Murray has become. Zig Ziglar could have written the script! Ziglar used to say, ''If you help enough people get what they want, you'll eventually get what you want, too.''
Jesus had an even better saying: ''Do unto others as you w ...
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