These are the hand prints my little two year old MoMo left on our fridge. What you don't see are the marks she left on our counter, table and wall. She LOVES Cheetos. She loves them so much that she gets them all over - all over her hands, all over her face, and all over anything she touches.
She loves them that much. She can't help it. The Cheetos mark her, and in turn, whatever she touches she leaves their mark.
The same thing happens to each of us. Sure, I may not be covered in Cheetos, but there are things that I allow to mark me everyday. And the things I allow to mark me, in turn, leave their mark wherever I go.
The question is...
what am I allowing to mark my life?
It's easy to get wrapped up in the mess that's tossed at us...
The crap at work.
The anger we experience.
The families we see falling apart.
The hurt we encounter everyday.
But the question remains...
what am I allowing to mark my life?
You see, when my little MoMo eats her Cheetos, she dives in with both hands. And when she comes out on the other side, she's marked. Whatever she had on her hands before is now covered up by the cheesiness of the Cheetos.
I don't know what you've got going on in your life. But I know what I face each day. And I know I have a choice. Because more times than I care to admit to, I allow things I hate to mark me. And in turn, they leave their mark on everything and everyone I come in contact with. So I have to ask myself daily...
what am I allowing to mark my life?
The answer I want to walk away with is...
Jesus.
He's the only One who can cover up the crap at work, the burden of witnessing families imploding, the anger I experience and give, and the hurt I encounter each day. And when He makes His mark on me, in turn whatever I touch, His mark will be left wherever I go.
And so I dive in with both hands...
Because I want to be marked by Jesus - and in turn, leave His mark everywhere I go.
So the question remains...
what are you allowing to mark your life?
Great Post!Cheetos can make you do funny things! lol
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