How many people do you think your life has touched? One? Ten? A hundred?
Would you believe that the number is actually countless? Every single person you have ever come into
contact with -- spoken to, or even smiled at has been touched by your life. For better or for worse, that
person's life is changed by that contact with you.
If you remain conscious of the fact that you are leaving an impact on the life of everyone you meet, what
do you want that impact to be?
Why am I wondering about this? I lost a cousin this month. And the number of people who showed up at
his funeral surprised me. There were over 500 people who showed up at the visitation alone. And at the
funeral, they ended up seating people in the basement -- because they ran out of seats in the auditorium
and in the balcony. His mother said the only thing worse than having to bury your child would be to have
to bury that child and nobody care.
How does this fit in? This boy was only 22 years old. In only 22 years, he touched that many lives. (And
more, I'm sure -- people who couldn't come to the services. 22 years to make such an impact on so
many people.
Those of us who are older, how many people have you impacted? Now how many people would come to
your funeral -- because that's basically irrelevant -- but how much of an impact have you had?
And those younger ones -- what kind of impact do you want to leave?
As a matter of fact, that's the question we should all ask ourselves -- DAILY. What kind of impact do I
want to leave on the people I come into contact with today?
Each and every one of us has the ability to make the world a better place -- if only in a small way. That
"thank you" you give the cashier may just give her the strength to go on another few minutes. The smile
you gave the child which strengthened the frazzled mother who was ready to tear her hair out -- and
now she's beaming with pride. Things like that...
It's the little things that count. Little things impact lives just as much (or more so) as big things do. And
they cost us nothing except a little self-involvement. And most of us have plenty of that to spare.
Here's the challenge. Make a conscious effort to make a positive impact on someone every day.
We won't know until we reach Heaven exactly how many lives we have actually touched -- but make the
most of every moment and make the impact a positive one.
If we can make the world a better place, wouldn't it be worth a try?
Would you believe that the number is actually countless? Every single person you have ever come into
contact with -- spoken to, or even smiled at has been touched by your life. For better or for worse, that
person's life is changed by that contact with you.
If you remain conscious of the fact that you are leaving an impact on the life of everyone you meet, what
do you want that impact to be?
Why am I wondering about this? I lost a cousin this month. And the number of people who showed up at
his funeral surprised me. There were over 500 people who showed up at the visitation alone. And at the
funeral, they ended up seating people in the basement -- because they ran out of seats in the auditorium
and in the balcony. His mother said the only thing worse than having to bury your child would be to have
to bury that child and nobody care.
How does this fit in? This boy was only 22 years old. In only 22 years, he touched that many lives. (And
more, I'm sure -- people who couldn't come to the services. 22 years to make such an impact on so
many people.
Those of us who are older, how many people have you impacted? Now how many people would come to
your funeral -- because that's basically irrelevant -- but how much of an impact have you had?
And those younger ones -- what kind of impact do you want to leave?
As a matter of fact, that's the question we should all ask ourselves -- DAILY. What kind of impact do I
want to leave on the people I come into contact with today?
Each and every one of us has the ability to make the world a better place -- if only in a small way. That
"thank you" you give the cashier may just give her the strength to go on another few minutes. The smile
you gave the child which strengthened the frazzled mother who was ready to tear her hair out -- and
now she's beaming with pride. Things like that...
It's the little things that count. Little things impact lives just as much (or more so) as big things do. And
they cost us nothing except a little self-involvement. And most of us have plenty of that to spare.
Here's the challenge. Make a conscious effort to make a positive impact on someone every day.
We won't know until we reach Heaven exactly how many lives we have actually touched -- but make the
most of every moment and make the impact a positive one.
If we can make the world a better place, wouldn't it be worth a try?
Devotions
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