shine your light

This afternoon my 11 year old daughter came to me and asked if I could take her to the store so she could buy ingredients to make cookies for our neighbors.  On a side note, we moved into another house last September.  I neglect to say neighborhood because it’s not my version of a neighborhood and the people who live closest to us have not been very friendly.  That said, when she made this request, I was on the computer and I said no, with reasons that were mostly selfish and part lazy.  I then proceeded to go back to clicking pages on my computer. 
I kid you not, the very next page I clicked on cited this verse: Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly father- Matt.5:16.

Being selfish and lazy is not what God is like.  I’m praising Him right now for a daughter who is shining, teaching me and others what God is like.