I hope & trust this post finds you all having a great day as a beautiful new day - new hope! new opportunity! new promise! - begins to dawn! I absolutely love this time of day... We have a chance right now, here in this moment, to decide the attitude, the effort, the influence we will bring to this day!
This morning I am going to share about something that gets me pretty fired up. I am not sure who said what or what happened to trigger it, I only remember that it happened within this past week.
This week I want to talk about "Just a..." You know, people who say, "I am just a [fill in the blank]." Some of the things we hear are, "I am just a [some lower level position within an organization]" or "I am just a Mom/Dad". There are no "Just a's"!!! If you are in a position - any position or station in life! - you are in this position/station because God has given you the honor, privilege & responsibility of serving others through it during this season of life. You are valuable! You are equipped! You will influence others - for good or bad! Please Precious Friends, don't belittle or downplay your significance! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! Created on purpose for a purpose! You lack nothing! You are not "Just a...", you were intentionally created on purpose by the very God of the universe who created you in His own image...please let that sink in for a moment!
I think this problem - make no mistake, it is a HUGE problem - is/was created by a world that so desperately wants to define people, label them as important or unimportant. Well here is a news flash for ya...everybody is important! Please don't believe the lies of this world...believe the truth of the Bible! I don't care your role, title or station...you go on and be the best you that you can be today and trust that God will use you in powerful ways for great purposes!
And please, don't you dare be the one that labels another as "Just a..." You & I do not have the right to judge another person, their journey or where God has them at this point in their lives. Most times when folks belittle others it is because they are trying to validate themselves, to make themselves bigger and in the process prove how small they really are. We must not be amongst those who tear others down Friends! You might be thinking, "Well that is the way the world works Kev" Here is news flash #2...the world is broken! You & I might not be able to change the whole world but we can certainly change the world in our homes, in our workplaces, in our circle of friends!
Sorry I am not very passionate about this... :) You are not "Just a..." and neither is anyone else. I pray that each one of us will boldly & confidently live our purpose and encourage, empower & equip others to do the same!
"It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections." - Daisaku Ikeda
"We are all valuable. Humanity needs our individual services." - Lailah Gifty Akita
"People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway." - Kent M. Keith
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." - Desmond Tutu
"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit, but that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." - Mahatma Gandhi
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend and please cherish your precious families!
Kev
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