Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41
Most people will go one mile. Its easy and convenient. It doesn't hurt and will not trouble you. Its the minimal standards for our world.
"Ill do a little here."
"I will help if it doesn't inconvenience me too much."
"As long as it doesn't cost me anything."
The second mile, now that is where it counts.
The second mile is hard. Its costly. It is never easy. Its usually inconvenient. It causes you to rise above the normal. It can be lonely and burdensome.
But.....
It brings JOY
A Coast Guard crew was summoned on a stormy night to rescue survivors from a sinking vessel. One member of the crew was fearful: “Captain,” he moaned, “we’ll never get back.” “Our orders aren’t to come back, only to go.”
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