Wow! I can't believe its mid September already. The days appear to be going by faster and faster. Today I found out the importance of being Christ-like and a living testimony to others. We sometimes do not realize the INFLUENCE we have on other people and how we affect everyone we come in contact with. We can INFLUENCE people in a good way, or God forbid, we can INFLUENCE them in a bad way. Some of my greatest hurts have come from Christians. If I wasn't strong enough in Christ, I would have been crushed. But what of those who are not Christians? How much of a turn off is that? We may not always be aware of it, but we do INFLUENCE people we don't even know or speak to. We are a world of watchers...even without meaning to we notice what those around us are doing and almost immediately we perceive them to be good, bad, smart, or not, friendly or standoffish, student or thug, kind or unkind, gentle or angry, etc. Are we always right? Absolutely not! But what we see and perceive becomes our truth. Only by getting to know people do we come to know the true person they are. What do people see when they notice you from afar? Do you stand out or blend in? The Bible commands that we come out from among them. We should not only look different, talk different, and act differently but we should also think differently...by having a different mindset about everything. I am not perfect, no one is, however everyday we should be striving to be more like Christ and INFLUENCE people so they will wonder what we have and desire to have Christ as the heart and soul of their lives as well.
May God bless and watch over the readers of this blog. In Jesus Name...Amen.
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