Difference=
distinct, separate, unusual, various kinds, assorted,, several….
Conflicting, opposite, contrary, distinguishable, unique.
I’m sure in many areas of your life you have observed the difference! The difference in the weather, the difference between colors, shapes sizes and textures, the difference a decision can make, the difference in choices,,,
Can you identify some areas of your life that God has made a difference?
Through your choices and healthy decision-making; when you allow God to have full control over your life, the difference that he makes is immeasurable, it is pure and true, and it will always benefit you! You are called to be “different” and in that you have become a positive influence, and illuminating force that others will be affected by! God calls you to be the light, God calls you to reach out to others, God calls you to community, calls you to share and to love on others!
In being set apart and different than the others on this journey, you are cultivating a healthy and happy life and heart which is a source of good character!
By allowing yourself to be shaped and molded and transformed into what Christ longs for, you are showering his love upon others… Your loved ones, your family, your work mates, your friends,,, it is like a hypnotic aroma that elevates you and draws you closer to it! And all engulfing, all encompassing feeling of goodness,,,the sugar cookies cooling in the kitchen!, Ahhhh… the fragrance!, they draw you to them and you can’t help yourself,,, you want to indulge and enjoy one, then you are inspired to share! Taste the goodness!!!
This is the capacity that the Lord wants you to make a difference!
• The difference in how you handle yourself in decision-making
• The difference in how you handle yourself in confrontation and conflicts
• The difference in how you receive people and their differences
• The difference in how you speak of your great love for your Lord
• The difference in your unselfish giving
• The difference in your sharing
• The difference in the way you carry yourself and the countenance on your face,,,
These are all very small yet highly effective ways that your difference can impact other people!
🦋Calling out to your Lord when times are rough
🦋Praising your Lord when prayers are answered,
🦋Acknowledging your Lord for the goodness in your life,
🦋Worshiping your Lord daily, lifting your voice to him in a song of gratitude,
🦋Faith in your Lord, during trials,
🦋Thankfulness for the wisdom and growth through the valleys.
Take time today to reflect upon the difference that God has made in your life, make a cognitive effort to extend those gifts to others by making a difference in their life! God’s love for you is immeasurable, and he wants so very much more for you!🦋🌿🙏🏼💙🌺🕊️
“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled on. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:13–16
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing your minds. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:2
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:8–10
