Whose Fingerprints Do They See?

Happy Friday, Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day on this glorious Friday afternoon! 😊

This weeks “Happy Friday” is going to be short and to the point. Last week I shared a quote from Pastor Pierre du Plessis. I had the privilege of speaking to a civic group in my community this week and I shared the quote again. The more I have shared and thought about that quote the more it has convicted my spirit and inspired me. This is the message and challenge of this weeks “Happy Friday.”

“When people look at you do they see the fingerprints of the Potter in your life?” – Pierre du Plessis

So, the question this week is this; when people look at you, whose fingerprints do they see? Who is influencing your life? Who is molding the way you think, speak, and act? Someone is…who?

Most of the messages I write are about our influence on others. The first thing we must work on though is ourselves…the people and things that influence us. I can give you both scripture and a quote to support this point:

Matthew 12:34

34 …the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Proverbs 4:23

23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

“What’s in the well, always comes up in the bucket.” – Ken Whitten

Whoever is molding and shaping us, whatever messages we are allowing to take root in the deepest recesses of our hearts, these are the people and things that show themselves in our words and actions. These are the fingerprints of the one who is shaping us.

None of us are perfect, we all have flaws and mistakes. We are all going through the process of transformation – learning, growing, and becoming all we were created to become – and will be until the day we take our last breath. This isn’t about being perfect, self-righteous, or better than anyone else. This is about who we are allowing to do the molding and shaping. So again, I will ask, “When people look at you, whose fingerprints do they see?” And please ask yourself, “Is this who I want to be and how I want to be represented?” The choices are ours; the consequences are natural to our choices.

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 evening, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well! 😊

Kev