Inspirational Videos

People on social media are helping a woman search for two individuals who offered comfort by praying with her during a painful and heartbreaking moment.

Social media is often a place where civility, kindness and common courtesy go to die. Not only that, but users on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and TikTok can waste a tremendous amount of time endlessly scrolling through posts and videos. But those platforms are also used for good at times. 

One young woman, Kyndra Smith, has experienced some of that kindness from social media users. In a video posted on YouTube, Kyndra explains how she received a painful phone call while making her way through the Denver airport. 

Hospital officials called her right before she was about to board a plane to see her sick mother. They informed Kyndra that CPR had been performed on her mother for 10 minutes, but there was no possibility that her mom would make it. 

Kyndra made the heartbreaking decision to allow her mother to pass away. She did not want to prolong her mother’s suffering. In the middle of the airport, Kyndra lost it. She fell to her knees and started sobbing uncontrollably. 

Many walked on by Kyndra, not caring enough to stop and see what was causing her so much grief and pain. But then something unexpected happened. Two complete strangers – a mother and a daughter – stopped, hugged Kyndra and started praying over her. 

“And this lady came over, and she just hugged me from above, kind of bent down,” Kyndra said. “And she started praying over me.”

Kyndra admits that while she did say “thank you” at the airport, she was more concerned with getting to her mother’s hospital room at the time. Now, she’s reached out to TikTok users to help reconnect her with that woman and her daughter to properly thank them.

More than 1 million people have now watched the video of Kyndra asking for help finding those special people. TikTok users began sharing similar experiences with Kyndra, which brought her to tears. 

“I would just love more than anything to get to tell them, ‘Thank you.’” Kyndra said. “And kind of tell them how big of a difference they made in that moment for me.”

Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.”

A kind man rescued a couple of squirrels after he spotted them all knotted up in a massive pile of trash and debris.

At times, all human beings require some kindness, grace and help. No one is perfect, and everyone has their flaws. So, helping someone in a bind, even if it is of their own making, can make a world of difference. That, as it turns out, is the same for animals. They also need some love and grace from a kind stranger every now and then.

A clip posted on YouTube shows a benevolent and caring man who came across two squirrels in a tangled-up nightmare of a mess. Originally, the man thought it was nothing but “garbage bags.” But upon closer inspection, the man discovered two squirrels caught in the moving pile of garbage.

After his startling discovery, the man called his wife and informed her of his shocking find. She came home and assisted with the situation, helping to unravel the squirrels’ tails from the unwieldy mess. Eventually, the husband and wife successfully untangled the animals and set them free, allowing them to head up a tree.

Later, they heard a “racket,” it was one of the squirrels hanging onto the outside of one of their house’s windows. Its tail was badly injured. 

“It was almost like he was asking for help,” said Joe, the man who found the two tangled squirrels. 

So, Joe and his wife, Lindsay, recaptured the injured squirrel and took the little guy to a veterinarian for treatment. Once at the rehabilitation center, the squirrel received the help he needed, and he even bonded with another squirrel who also happened to be at the center.

Eventually, the once-injured squirrel and his new buddy were released back into the wild, where they can resume normal, everyday squirrel activities.

“It might just be a squirrel to one person, but you’re making a world of difference for that one animal,” the veterinarian in the clip said. 

Proverbs 12:10 “An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of the evildoers are cruel.”

One young man dressed as Freddie Mercury put on an awe-inspiring and dazzling display of athleticism while skating to a beloved hit from the legendary rock band Queen.

Most music does not hold up well. A song may sound great now, but give it a few years. The odds are good that the song, album and band will be long forgotten. However, the music of the classic rock band Queen has been able to stand the test of time. Their unique musical stylings are still in heavy rotation today, listened to by millions. 

In a clip posted on YouTube, one extremely gifted skater, Ryan Dunk, took to the ice and treated the spectators to a stunning routine set to the Queen classic, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” He also performed his routine dressed as the band’s late frontman, Freddie Mercury. 

The clip begins as those memorable lyrics start. Seconds later, the lights kick on, and Ryan, dressed in Freddie Mercury’s iconic outfit, stands in the center of the ice. As he skates back and forth across the ice, Ryan steadily builds up speed until he’s moving at a considerable pace. 

At approximately the 30-second mark in the clip, Ryan uses all that speed and momentum to jump into the air. He spins several times, landing perfectly, without missing a beat! The crowd erupts with thunderous applause and cheers.

Then, around the 1:45-minute mark, Ryan gets the crowd worked up once again by displaying his extraordinary skill and finesse on the ice. He uses his momentum to send himself into a series of dizzying twists, turns and spins. The speed at which he does this is unbelievable! 

He does a similar set of spins about 45 seconds later, at the 2:30-minute mark. The crowd, again, responds with a deafening roar of applause and cheers. 

Ryan’s 3-minute routine is the perfect combination of athleticism, showmanship and skill! 

1 Corinthians 9:24 “Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.”

One young woman got the extraordinary opportunity, thanks to the Walt Disney Company and Make-A-Wish, to live out her dream as a princess and perform two of her favorite songs.

The Walt Disney Company is a place that has built its brand on nostalgia, magic and allowing people to realize their dreams. Disney is the home of Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck and dozens of other memorable characters. It's more than just beloved characters and animated films. Disney is a place that lets kids battling life-threatening conditions be kids again and forget their harsh and unfair reality for a few hours.

In a clip posted on YouTube, Mikayla documents her dream coming true thanks to the Walt Disney Company and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Mikayla, as she mentions at the beginning of the clip, wanted to perform at Disney – at the Once Upon a Wish Ball. She adds that her wish was the 150,000th one granted by the House of Mouse.

To get her dream underway, the young woman heads into a sound recording studio and works with a Walt Disney music producer. The woman gives Mikayla some helpful tips, hints and pointers, as the video shows. 

After her time in the studio was over, Mikayla was off to costuming to get fitted for her big performance. She spots two dazzlingly beautiful dresses but ultimately does settle on one.

Then, Mikayla was sent to rehearsal. She practiced with several professional singers before her big performance the following evening. The young woman more than holds her own with those seasoned professionals. 

When the time comes for Mikayla to take the stage for her big performance, she knocks it out of the park. She seems right at home on stage, not showing any nerves or apprehension. 

By the end of the clip, Mikayla is overwhelmed with emotion. She is in tears as she lovingly and tenderly hugs her parents. 

Galatians 6:9 “Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.”

One woman, Julie Chen Moonves, the former host of “The Talk” and “Big Brother” talked about how she came into a personal relationship with God during a difficult period in her life – personally and professionally.

Life is a series of ups and downs. It comes with unexpected twists and turns, sometimes with detours that take us to places we never expected to be. These struggles, hardships and trials will often cause people to reach out and search for answers. 

In Julie Chen Moonves’ case, trials and difficulties in her personal and professional life led her to a personal relationship with the Creator of the universe. Julie’s husband, the former head of CBS, Les Moonves, was accused of sexual misconduct by several women. In a clip posted on YouTube, Julie talks about herself before and after finding God.

“Julie Chen, before she found God, was a self-absorbed, career-minded, vain, gossipy, fun to be with,” Julie said. “But probably kind of a shallow person.”

She mentioned how much she has changed since finding faith and starting a walk with the Lord.

“Julie Chen Moonves, who now knows the Lord, is someone who wants to help others,” she said. “Who wants to look at everyone with a soft heart.”

Also, in the clip, Julie was asked about prayer and whether she believes that she is actually communicating with God. 

“Yes, but what I love is I do not need to come to a church or sit before a cross to pray,” Julie said.

During the interview, Julie even prayed. She thanked the Lord for allowing her to live another day and “come together.”

Julie also stated that even when people find Christ, as she did, that does not mean it’s going to be nothing but rainbows and roses.

“We all go through hard times in this world and our life,” Julie said. “And mine are not over just because I found Christ. I think we need to keep our focus on Him.”

1 John 1:9 “If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.”

Animals living in deplorable conditions were rescued, received the necessary medical treatment, rehabilitated and then released back into their natural habitat or placed in animal sanctuaries.

Animals are members of God’s creation. They were placed on Earth by the same God who created man and also hung the sun, moon and stars in place. As such, they deserve love, care, kindness and respect.

A clip posted on YouTube shows some of the best, but also some of the worst behavior of human beings. The video shows people rescuing animals that had been mistreated and endured some horrendous conditions. After rescuing the animals, different groups of people helped to nurse them back to health and later released them into the wild.

The clip begins in 2016 with the rescue of two orangutans. The video mentions the two animals were “living in deplorable conditions.” So, over the course of five years, the two orangutans were rehabilitated in what is called “forest school.” 

They were then released back into the Asian forest. 

The next story the clip mentions is that of Martha, a 17-year-old brown bear. The bear, up until it was rescued, had spent its entire 17-year existence in captivity. In addition to being kept in small, confined spaces, the bear was also not “fed well.”

Martha, after her rescue, was taken to a veterinarian, where the animal was thoroughly examined. The bear was transported to an animal sanctuary where other bears were currently residing. 

The clip ends with the story of a nearly 30-year-old chimpanzee, Vanilla. Vanilla had spent its entire life locked up in a testing lab. But in June 2023, the animal finally took its first steps outside.

The look on the animal’s face, as it gazes up into the sky and gets its first glance at the sun, is moving and priceless.

Genesis 1:21 “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”

One cute, furry, four-legged creature could not contain her excitement when spotting her owners after being separated from them for several weeks.

Several animals are mentioned in Genesis, as God was creating day, night, the oceans and man. Animals are special beings who are all members of God’s creation. As such, he bestowed upon them a certain level of intelligence – much higher than most of the population would like to admit. 

A clip posted on YouTube shows how one animal, a Siberian husky named Ashley, instantly recognized her owners despite being away from them for weeks. The dog was unable to withhold her joy at seeing her owners, jumping and pawing incessantly at the glass barrier separating them.

The video mentions that Ashley became lost and separated after the animal walked out a door that had been left open by someone tasked with watching Ashley. To make matters worse, Ashley’s owners could not track her movements or locations. The Siberian husky had not been microchipped.

Understandably, after weeks apart and without a way to electronically track her, Ashley’s owners began to lose hope. They started to believe that reuniting with their beloved pooch was not in the cards. 

But then something unexpected happened. 

Ashley had been picked up and thought to be a stray, taken to an animal shelter nearly 250 miles from her home. The clip points out that “an advocate for lost and found dogs” spotted what they believed to be Ashley’s photo and contacted her owners. The next day, Ashley’s owners made the trek to the animal shelter and discovered that it was, in fact, their lost beloved four-legged friend.

The video shows the moment Ashley first spotted her owners. She is lying on the ground, but when she sees her owner, Ashley's demeanor changes. The animal runs up to the glass and desperately tries to find a way to get out from behind the piece of glass that separates her from the owners.

Proverbs 12:10 “An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evildoers are cruel.”

One of the biggest, most recognizable names in Christian music, Lauren Daigle, who has experienced loneliness and depression, shares her story and how she hopes to help others undergoing something similar. 

The world is a sad, dangerous and lonely place. Many in society are lonely, feeling as if they have no one to turn to or talk to when hardships and trying situations occur. This is a situation and a feeling that Lauren knows all too well.

In a clip posted on YouTube, the “You Say” singer opens up about her experiences with loneliness and how that impacted her mental health. Specifically, she talked about her life before the pandemic and how quickly everything in her career and life was moving. Then 2020 happened, and everything dramatically changed.

She states that in addition to loneliness, she experienced bouts of depression and anxiety. Her life was "absolutely spinning out of control." She started therapy and saw a neurologist to help her through this difficult period. However, Lauren says that she is grateful for this time in her life. 

“Through the panic and through the anxiety, I said, ‘God, you have to return to me the joy of my salvation,’” Lauren said. ‘Like, the true joy. I don’t want to be, I don’t want to sit here and go through life just maintaining. I want to go through life with exuberance, with zeal, with passion.’”

Lauren mentions that when people let the Creator of the universe come into their lives and do that, it can completely change their perspective. 

“And when you allow God to come into those broken places, and say, ‘I’ll return to you the joy of your salvation,’ it is, like, this beautiful lens gets added to your eyes,” Lauren said. “And you’re able to see through, it’s like a glory filter. Like walking through life and seeing the Kingdom versus the things in the natural. Like looking at scenarios and saying, ‘Oh, I can run into that scenario because I know who has me.’”

In the clip, Lauren mentioned how she was motivated by Paul and his words to the Romans when he wrote about rejoicing even during suffering. 

Lauren says that despite all her fame and recognition, she desires to use all that to assist her fellow man. She wants to help others feel less lonely.

“I want to be someone who is known as helping eradicate loneliness,” Lauren said. “Because I remember, before I was ever doing music, being in high school, being in junior high, l would look for the lonely person in the room. For whatever reason, God highlighted loneliness to me.”

Lauren rightly mentions that talking to others, caring about their needs and seeing and meeting others where they are is in keeping with God’s commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. 

Mark 12:31 “The second is this, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’ There is none other commandment greater than these.”

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