So You Want To Have An Impact

You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

Matthew 5:13 

 

I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't have some kind of impact on those around them.  Don't believe me?  Next time you are ticked off, watch the people you work with and see how they react to you.  Next time you are happy, look at your family and see how they react to you.  We have an impact on those with whom we have contact, whether we like it or not.  If you want to have an impact of Significance (positive impact) then here's a few things to consider:

 

1. Selfless Devotion: True people of Significance don't care WHO gets the credit, and they don't complain about the role they fil.

 

2. Mission Focus:  True people of Significance focus on the right objectives and don't waste time pursuing things that really don't matter.

 

3.  Harmonious Manner: True people of Significance nurture harmony with others to achieve the greater good. They set aside petty differences and choose to overlook offenses because they recognize that the enemy is outside the camp.If the enemy is outside the camp, do NOT invite him in!

 

4.  Contagious Joy: True people of Significance inspire humility and unity in others, a combination that translates into joy.  Joyous people have the greatest opportunity to impact others positively, and they rarely leave a room the same way they found it.

 

So....ask yourself:

 

*  Would you rather be a person of significance or a person of renown?  True people of Significance seek to fulfill the role God has assigned them.  The present assignment!  God will take care of getting you to His future assignments.  

 

*  Which is more important to you, the QUALITY of your impact on the world or the SIZE of it?  We have been conditioned to think both are equally important.  However, in reality, only one of them is the MOST important.  True people of Significance focus on the QUALITY of their impact on those with whom they have contact.