Thinnest of Threads

Hey team. So, Wednesday Workshop. Here we are today, and I wanted to share something I just saw in a social media post. It was pretty cool, so I wanted to unpack it and talk to you a little bit about it because I really think it’s true. It’s something I was even talking with my boys about a little bit this morning.

So many people are hanging on by the thinnest of threads. Treat people well…you just might be that thread.

My little son David, this morning as we were driving to school, was reading out of this book. It’s kind of a “would you rather” type thing. Would you rather this? Would you rather that? Or just asking general questions.

He said, “What does kindness look like?” and him and Jonathan were bantering back and forth about what kindness could look like. I told them, “You know what kindness looks like to Daddy is this.” When I see my boys walk onto a playground and they talk to a little kid—someone two, three, four years old—who might be shy, might be having an apprehensive moment.

I see my boys invest time into them, and I always have a parent walk up to me and say, “Are those your boys? They are so kind, they are so gentle, they are so helpful. They’re just great kids.” And it does a dad’s heart really good in those moments—especially since I see them yell, scream, and holler and argue about how much Nintendo time and blah blah blah.

But my boys are amazing, and they are kind.

Sometimes you run into people who are having a bad day, who are having a moment in their lives. You might find that they’re just hanging on by the thinnest of threads. And your kindness, your generosity, your love, your respect—might just be the thing they’re holding on to. It might make them want to hold on for another day. Hold onto those threads for another day.

You might just be that catalyst, that changing point in their lives.

And I think that’s an important thing for us to remember. Whether we’re on the job or off the job, at the store, walking the aisles at the supermarket, at the movie theater—it doesn’t matter where we are. Even just driving down the street, you might impact somebody who’s really barely hanging on. And you might impact them in a positive way because of your interaction. It might just mean something to somebody else.

And perhaps today you’re holding on by a thin thread. You yourself might be having a brutally tough time. Might be something going on in your marriage, something going on between you and your kids. Might be something going on in your finances; something along those lines.

I’m here to tell you that we’re here for you. We care about you, we love you, and we respect you. And we value you.

Not just because of what you do, not just because you put in eight hours a day or twelve. Not just because you work forty hours a week or more. But we care about you.

So if there’s something we can do to help you, reach out. Let us know. Because we want you to grow and be blessed.

All right, have a wonderful day, guys. I will talk to you next week. It’s an awesome Wednesday. Sun is shining…well, maybe sometimes it’s shining. I think we’ve been teased a little bit.

Anyway, God bless. I’ll talk to you later. See you.