He had a choice. He could have resigned himself to poverty, to keep believing that the poor are condemned to stay poor. That's the "futility myth" from last week's post - resistance (against poverty) is futile.
But he heard a different message from "Plant with Purpose." They shared an empowering message with him and his neighbors. He started employing his abilities for his own and his community's common good.
"One of the biggest things that determines what we can accomplish is the story we tell ourselves about ourselves. A big part of Plant With Purpose’s program is to replace false narratives that our participants have come to believe with the reality of how God sees them."
(cont'd tomorrow, a changed life)
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