Why I Desire to Win $25,000.00 and Give More Than Half Away

This year I set a big hairy audacious goal for myself. I want to be a blessing to more people. Every new year I focus on myself and things I want to do to make myself better, put myself in a better position. However, this year, I am thankful that I am thinking outside of my own situation.

I see people around me that are in need and their need is motivating me to grow and do things even better. I know a person who donates her time, baby sits for her friends, volunteers in the community, and gets around at 6am any of day of the week. She does all of this without complaining and always in a cheerful spirit. I wondered “how does she get around with no car?”

I know of a single mother who has to make a choice between feeding her children and paying the rent. She earns too much to get assistance from the government but not enough to avoid this predicament. It is a choice, I believe, that no one should ever have to make.

Some may say, Calvin, “who are you to help these people and are you rich to do so?” I would answer them, “what my finances can not do, my faith and favor will.” So, I set 3 public #2010Goals:

1.  Buy this young lady a car
2.  Pay rent one month for an individual in need
3.  Pay mortgage one month for an individual in need.

How am I going to do this? Honestly, I am not sure, I have my bills and obligations that I have to meet, but I am going to sacrifice, save, and pray that opportunities, automobiles and my network can help to achieve this goal. Now, I saw an opportunity to win $25,000 from CarMax so I entered in the drawing.

Now, am I putting all of my hopes on that CarMax awards me the prize, No. I am putting all of my hopes in God and his ability to bring it to pass. But, just in case someone at CarMax reads this, I would want them to know that my desire to enter and win this prize is not so I can pocket all the money for myself; instead, to give away more than half of it by buying someone in need a car, paying one month rent and mortgage for someone in need.

This maybe foolish or silly to some but I think I am just continuing to have faith, that I will achieve the goals that I have set out and be able to bless those who I see are in need.