You have heard the metaphor, “When a pebble is dropped into a pond it creates a ripple” or “A small wave on one side of the ocean eventually ends up on the other side” It also relates to us and our society in a personal way.
“Every spoken or non spoken word and every action or non action we take create either a positive or negative result. These results are always moving and growing and the consequences pass from one generation to the next.”
From a biblical perspective its meaning and consequences are even more powerful.
“Every spoken or non spoken word and every action or non action we take will either bring life and joy, or bitterness and death to…
- Our intimate relationships.
- Our friends
- Those who live around us
- Strangers we meet.
- People we will never meet.
- The society we live
These results are always moving and growing and the consequences pass from one generation to the next.
Examples:
- Each time I yell at my wife or kids, it usually causes hurt and bitterness and takes life out of the marriage and creates unbelief and skepticism in the institution of marriage. God’s credibility is questioned and the message of his character becomes corrupted.
- Whenever I smile, speak words of encouragement and give lots of hugs with an attitude of gratefulness, it is like water to a thirsty soul and breaths life into our relationship. It creates hope for others in their relationships, in the institute of marriage and in God’s credibility and purposes to those who embrace him.
- Each time I smile, listen, touch and serve people and am grateful for the privilege, it breaths seeds of life into them which will in turn breath the seeds life into someone else.
- Each time I do the opposite it will breath seeds of destruction I may never see for generations.
Fact: Christians have more potential because of the power of God and the principles he gives us through the bible to make positive change in peoples lives than anyone.
Fact: Christians use so little of what we have been given access to in the power of God and the scriptures, yet with the little we do use we have still made a powerful impact in the world.
Fact: Because we have not fully utilized that which has been given to us, our actions or in-actions in attitudes and obedience have caused much of the hopelessness and scepticism in the world today. We will be held accountable because we have been given the mantle of responsibility. If it seems to much to carry and a weight to bear there is good news.
Fact: It takes the same amount of effort to make right decisions and actions as it does to make wrong ones.
God created life. With his power and biblical instruction, so can we.
