Remember the saying, "you are what you eat"? Well that's not true. Look, I can prove it: if you like apples and an apple withers in your pantry, you might be disappointed that you didn't get to enjoy the apple, but there is no lasting sting over the apple going bad. However, when you lose someone who is close to you, someone you love and care about, you feel like you have lost a part of yourself. We are not what we eat. We are, however, a compilation of the people we know and love-- our parents, our siblings, our friends, our teachers, our children, our community, our leaders... when we lose any of these in our lives, the sting of loss lasts forever. So if we are a makeup of the people in our life, doesn't it follow then that we must be very selective of who we choose as our influencers? If you want to be wise, place wise people in your life. Whoever you want to be, find others like this and do life with them.
Readings: Joshua 24:1-33; Luke 21:1-28; Psalm 89:38-52;
