We had a Fair at our church last Sunday night--popcorn, cotton-candy, hotdogs, games, inflatable bouncy-house things for kids to play on--it was a lot of fun. And we had a "foto"-booth, complete with silly things to wear for the picture. Actually, a couple of lovely ladies joined me for the picture above.
I cropped the photo and made it my profile picture on Facebook. Just this morning I read a comment from one friend about what an improvement of my image it represents. The comments I get on stuff I put online generally can be counted using one's fingers. I've gotten more comments about the dumb picture than anything I've put up for a while. What I look like, obviously, impresses people.
WARNING!
I'm about to take a turn for the serious, here.
The fact is: what people see in my life will have a greater influence than what they hear me say, or what they read that I have written. That's quite an admission from a guy who runs his mouth for a living. Peter tells Christian ladies who find themselves in the difficult position of having a husband who does not share their faith, to live in such a way that their husbands "may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior." (1 Peter 3:1-2) I'm convinced the principle there has a wider application. Psalm 40:3 speaks of the new song the Lord puts in a faithful heart, and goes on to say, "Many will see and fear and trust in the Lord." Not hear, but see.
Ephesians 5:18-19 indicates that one of the results of a life controlled by God's Spirit is a singing heart. That's the kind of thing folk can see.
Lord, give me a face, today, that will impact people the right way.
It's STTA.
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