I am not sure if we will ever know the full extent of how our actions, behaviors, choices and decisions will effect others. Little things we do or say that we sometimes don't even remember. In Chaos Theory, this is called the Butterfly Effect. A butterfly beats it's wings and it adds a minute amount of air movement, but over time and distance, that minute air moment adds to other movements to create a massive storm. Small actions that are unseen and unaccounted for often make huge impacts farther down in the system.
Our lives are sort of like that. Decisions we make, things we say and do, they add just a little wind that can become a giant storm. On the other hand, just a small movement of air in the other direction can take enough momentum to stop a storm from developing. A word spoke in anger can turn a small problem into a hurricane. A gesture made from a peace seeking heart can stop a raging storm from starting.
We are told that we are given two choices, speak blessings and life or cursing and death. Two choices, life and death and we are encouraged to choose life (Deut 30:19). What will our temperament be? The actions we take today could have long, far reaching ramifications. Will you choose blessing? Will you choose life? In a world that is filled with cursing and death and despair, I hope that we as Christ followers can be a blessing to this world.
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