Over twenty years ago, I became a special education teacher. I quickly realized that I couldn’t make a difference in every student’s life. But the Lord planted in me the idea that if I could make a difference in just one student’s life, I had accomplished something wonderful.
That’s when I learned the Story of the Starfish. It made such a huge impression on me that I hung a dried starfish on my desk lamp as a reminder (and it’s still there today).
The Starfish Story – Adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren C. Eiseley
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference to that one!”
It’s the same idea the Lord spoke to me about my blog: Don’t pay attention to numbers. Write for individual people. If just one person is encouraged, that’s something wonderful.
Look around for your starfish – someone you can encourage, or maybe even introduce to Jesus. Now that’s something wonderful!
With Love,
Cindy
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Excellent post Cindy, thank you! And you are absolutely right!
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Thanks for your encouraging comments. Blessings, Bruce!
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Exactly my thoughts!! Just reaching one person at a time to give hope, support, and encouragement is the ultimate goal. I love your blog Cindy! I look forward every morning to seeing your new verse and enjoy your insightful posts! Hugs!💖💖
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Thank you, Viv. You are a great inspiration to me. I love to read your poems and encouraging stories. Blessings!
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Love it!! ❤️ So very true, we get caught up in numbers so easily.
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Thank you! I appreciate your comments. Blessings!
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Excellent message Cindy!
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Thank you, John. I appreciate your encouraging comments. Blessings!
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Thank you for the great posts! 🙂
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Beautiful!! I needed to read this encouragement today!!
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I’m so glad you were encouraged. God is faithful. Blessings!
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Amen! And if you aren’t going to do it, at least don’t be the one who criticizes and discourages the ones who do.
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That’s right! Blessings Annie!
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Thank you, Cindy. You and your blog are blessings to your readers.
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Thank you, Frances. I appreciate your encouragement more than you know. Blessings!
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We need to exhort one another ~ as often as we can. 🙂
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Amen!
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This is great!
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Thank you so much! Blessings, David!
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