Galatians 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
DAILY READING; 2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4; 2 Kings 14; Micah 4:1-5:1
George Washington Carver’s mother was a black American slave and died shortly after he was born. Orphaned as an infant, George grew up on the farm of his mother’s former master, Moses Carver, whose surname he was given.
George spent his early years shuffled between foster homes. Early in life, he developed a keen interest in plants and at age 11, he left for the nearby town of Neosho to seek education in a school for African American children.
After walking eight miles to Neosho, he arrived after dark and when he saw a barn, he went in there to sleep.
The next morning, the owner of the barn, Mariah Watkins found the tired boy asleep and took him in to live with her family since her house was close to the school.
Mariah Watkins was a deeply religious woman and positively impacted George’s life by taking him to Church, introducing him to Jesus and teaching him to read the Bible. The Bible she gave George, he carried it for the rest of his life.
Mariah Watkins was trained as mid-wife and known for medical skills. She also had knowledge of medicinal plants. George immensely benefitted from her knowledge of plants and with the mark Maria left on his life, George would later make a great impact on the world.
After further education, George Washington Carver went on to become an acclaimed agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products. He is recognized as a father of modern agriculture and was a friend to many prominent people including three American presidents.
The positive deposits we make in the lives of people can make them go far in life, just as Maria Watkins’ influence strengthened George Washington Carver to make a world impact.
In our lifetime, we will have many opportunities to either positively or negatively influence people and make an impression on their lives.
Influence can be described as the force and power of our deeds and the impact we make on the lives of others.
Influence is never neutral. Every interaction you have with another person either adds value to them or subtracts value from them.
Everybody has influence over somebody. Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted person will influence about ten thousand people in their lifetime.
Just as the sun influences the earth, our lives are constantly influencing many people in different ways, seen and unseen.
If influence is so powerful then we should be concerned about how we are influencing our world for Christ.
Today, we have been sent as representatives of Christ to the world.
As a believer, you’re like a walking light bulb in a dark world.
Everywhere you go, the atmosphere should shift. Lives are to be changed and destinies recovered.
Instead of only focusing on our lives and our loved ones, let us step out to make deliberate deposits of goodness in the lives of others. Instead of being paper millionaires let us seek to become people millionaires by sowing good seeds in as many people as we possibly can. This will open doors to amazing blessings and impact our generations to come.
On this last day of the month of March let us thank God for the great impact He has made in our lives. Truly God has been good to us and we are very grateful.
At the same time let us ask Him for the grace to accept the spiritual responsibility of diligent study of the Word so that its divine impact on our lives will empower us to positively influence others and greatly affect our world.
PRAYER; Father, please help me to accept the spiritual responsibility of prayers and study of the Word so that my life will be shine as a living epistle and godly example to all who come my way in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
Hang around those who feed and challenge your dream.. WORDBITE 222.
Shalom!
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