Dear Average Joe,

I know how you feel. You go to school or work every day and do the same job that becomes a routine. You don’t come from any special family or background. The major you choose probably isn’t going to change the world. You’re just a normal person doing normal things. You fill your days with trips to the grocery store, homework, work, watching tv, cooking dinner, and other busy tasks.This has been something that constantly causes disappointment and frustration with me.

I want to change the world. I want to be out in the world helping people but instead, I’m sitting in my dorm doing homework. I’m studying to work in a PR department of a big business, and have become so focused on what I want my future to be that it doesn’t even cause excitement anymore just frustration. I watch the news and see all of these people struggling and know that I could be doing something. I know that I'm so much better off than a majority of the population and it pains me. The truth is I'm doing exactly what I need to be doing and I'm placed perfectly.

You don’t have to change the world to be a spectacular person. Every day you have little opportunities to change someone’s day. Compliment someone’s outfit, help someone with a project, tip a little extra when you go out, all of these things impact someone. God has placed you where you are for a reason. He is using you in ways you may not even be aware of, so instead of focusing on how you could be changing the world focus on moments in your day and the people around you. Those people are your mission. Matthew 5:14-16 says “You are the light of the world a city set on a hill cannot be hidden, nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand and it gives light to all in the room.” If you’re always focusing on what your future looks like or how much you want to be helping someone you’re missing out. Be still in the small moments and be kind to those around you. Doing this makes you more than an average cup of joe, you’re more like a white chocolate mocha with a caramel drizzle. Go out and be awesome, focus on the people around you and make the most of where you’re placed now. You're doing better than fine.

Sincerely,

A Cup of Joe brewing to be better