Think for a moment about the people who have made a difference in your life - parents, extended family members, friends, classmate, neighbor, others. They have one thing in common. In every case, these people taught you something. Perhaps one taught you something about loving, another taught you something about studying, and another taught you something about having fun.
Even if they were unaware of their influence on you, these people became your teachers. They taught you by example how to do the things you longed to do and how to be the person you longed to be. Their very lives became lesson you will never forget.
Likewise, God put you here to make a difference in someone's life. Do not imagine that your life is without powerful influence and great significance. You are teaching far more than mere subject matter. People are watching and people are learning from your example even at times when you are unaware.
Ask God to help you recognize that person who especially needs a teacher today. Invite him to work through you so that your touch on a person's life leaves God's imprint as well as yours. As you teach the other people around you, ask God to make your life a lesson they will never forget.
(Taken from Following His Examples of the Soul Retreats)
Even if they were unaware of their influence on you, these people became your teachers. They taught you by example how to do the things you longed to do and how to be the person you longed to be. Their very lives became lesson you will never forget.
Likewise, God put you here to make a difference in someone's life. Do not imagine that your life is without powerful influence and great significance. You are teaching far more than mere subject matter. People are watching and people are learning from your example even at times when you are unaware.
Ask God to help you recognize that person who especially needs a teacher today. Invite him to work through you so that your touch on a person's life leaves God's imprint as well as yours. As you teach the other people around you, ask God to make your life a lesson they will never forget.
(Taken from Following His Examples of the Soul Retreats)
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