Hey Family! It’s been
a while but I wanted to share my heart with you. There are a lot of things in the making and I’m
super excited.
Well, let me share… Recently, I discovered somewhat of an “infestation”
of gnats in my apartment. Let me say… “I
don’t like any type of insect that flies”!!!
I noticed a few and it was shortly after a rain had occurred, so I didn’t
think anything of it. However, as the
days grew, I began to see more and more gnats… I asked one of the Pest Control
professionals about it and he said, “There must be a source, find the source
and you’ll solve the problem”… Of course, I walked away from this conversation
completely disturbed because I was certain that there was no “source”… Sure
enough, I went home and found a bag of trash that I’d tucked away in the front
closet because I didn’t want to go out in the rain and figured I would “remember”
to grab it the next morning… Needless to say, I immediately removed the trash
and began to go to work on the annoying gnats!
I didn’t have any type of spray so I poured Clorox in a
spray bottle because Clorox kills any and everything!!! I mean I went to town!!! I sprayed Clorox on
every place that I witnessed the gnats land.. I even sprayed the Clorox in midair
hoping they would die upon contact.
Well, one of the places that I sprayed was the mirror in one of the
bathrooms. The very next morning the
residue from the clorox was still on the mirror and I witnessed this gnat fly
around the mirror but never land all because of the residue that was still on
the mirror. What am I saying?
When was the last time that someone’s course changed simply
because of the residue that you left upon their life? What type of mark, impression, or influence
have you made that caused someone else to take a look at him or herself and
want to change for the better? We are
all called for purpose and most of us fulfill purpose without even attempting
to. Yet, there comes a time when your
obedience to your purpose brings change to someone else’s life. As a matter of fact, whenever you are
obedient to your purpose, you birth change in someone else’s life. I imagine, just like that gnat, there are
people hanging around you and wanted to land in the midst of your presence just
to leech or “hang” around….. Hopefully, the residue of you answering the call
to purpose and moving forward in what you are called to do will cause that
person to be redirected to do the same…. Perhaps your willingness to operate in
maturity will redirect them to do the same.
Perhaps your willingness to make something out of your life will
redirect them to do the same. Perhaps
your willingness to be a better mother, father, wife, husband, etc. will
redirect them to do the same….. Be agents of change!
Be the change that you want to see in the world is a
powerful quote… However, I will mock it just a little and tell you not only be
the change but leave the type of residue (mark, impact) that forces change!