If you are looking for a tool for encouraging spontaneous acts of generosity this summer like the ones mentioned in yesterday’s Meditation, then this post is for you. In the words of folks at KTIS 98.5 in the Twin Cities, make “the drive through difference?” Print this letter (see the text below) and the next time you pull up to the drive thru, give it to the cashier while paying for the car behind you.
“Hi! You don’t know me but I’ve just paid for your order. No gimmicks–it’s just something I felt like doing. I heard about people doing things for others on radio station KTIS at 98.5 on the dial. They call it “the drive through difference.” Maybe you’ll feel like doing it for someone else! I hear that KTIS loves to share the stories on the air! Their phone number is 651-631-5050. I hope this encourages you today! Signed, The Stranger in the car ahead of you”
Special thanks to my good friend Lisa Theurer at the EFCA office, who forwarded this tool to me to share broadly.
Why do things like this? Why pay the price for someone else? It reflects what Jesus did for us. He paid the price for our sins. When we were undeserving of the riches of His grace, He covered our tab for us. In gratitude, let’s bless others by surprising them with simple acts of generosity and see what happens as a result.
Don’t just do it. By all means, call KTIS and share your story too. Why? They’ve had me share in their studio before on a few occasions and I’d love to hear they got calls from all over the country from people making “the drive thru difference.” Do this some time this summer when you go through the drive thru in the name of Jesus!