Haven't heard of the 30 Days of Kindness?  Click here to find out more.  Just starting?  That's okay!  Feel free to start this challenge right in the middle.  You can make up the days you missed through November, if you like.

Leave an encouraging Bible verse somewhere.  You have to be careful with this challenge.  I don't want you to go and give out Bible verses that will make Christians sound judgmental out of context, like "The wicked will perish."  You don't want to include Bible verses that talk about repenting or turning from sin.  Yes, those scriptures are important, but they will not encourage someone.  I'm looking for an encouraging Bible verse.  You may not even want to use something as common as John 3:16.  The thing about popular verses is that everyone knows them and they will turn people who hate religion off immediately.  But ultimately, it's up to you. 

Here are some example verses that you could use.
- John 16:33
- Psalm 46:1-3
- Isaiah 41:10
- Psalm 55:22
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Matthew 11:28

Leave your encouraging Bible verse on the windshield of someone's car, stuck to a bathroom mirror, on a park bench, in a hotel drawer...  God knows the purpose behind this verse, and He will help bring it to the right person.  Perhaps the verse will even be found by a fellow Christian who is having a difficult day and who simply needs a boost.

I want to hear your stories!  Leave me a comment and share what you did during today's challenge.  If you have a picture already, feel free to send it to me.  If you're blogging about today, send me the link and I'll feature it on this blog.

Stay tuned until later today to see what my friends and I did for today's act of kindness.

TOMORROW: Donate clothes to a shelter 

 

To be honest, I didn't think that anyone but me would participate in today's challenge since it involved sacrificing money, which is a valuable resource for teens like me, perhaps even more valuable than kindness at times.  However, most of my friends did end up donating five dollars to a charity, which totally made my day. 

I donated my five dollars to a mosquito net fund I started after I returned home from Kenya, Africa.  Another friend of mine donated five dollars to that fund as well, so together, we gave enough money to purchase a mosquito net for someone in Africa.  Exciting! 

Some people donated to our school's Invisible Children Schools for Schools fund.  I loved seeing my peers step up and sacrifice their own money to help somebody else.  It brings a smile to my face. :)

What charity did you give your $5 to?