The Ripple Effect

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Imagine yourself sitting in a group setting of any size and someone begins to share something really exciting that they've recently experienced.  Everyone is on the edge of their seat - soaking it up!

Have you ever thought about how that one person's testimony, shared, is so encouraging?  That when that person has finally found the courage to share about the LORD; what He's done for them or someone else, that we find ourselves getting excited for them and with them?  I know I do.  And often then, do we in turn use that same story of good news, of hope or encouragement, to tell someone else... and on and on it  goes.

I'm talking about encouragement...

Gossip can do the same thing - but with a rather adverse effect.
(I'm not going there, today!)

But when this good thing happens, it has that sort of ripple effect.

Picture with me the plunk, of a word or a thought that goes deep into the hearts of that body of people.
From there each one takes that moment and shares... and the ripple of encouragement (Good News!) spreads far and wide.  It gets bigger and bigger - that circle of sharing - and how many others lives are encouraged and blessed in that moment.

I know this is a picture of how the Gospel gets spread.  The good news - shared.
Sometimes it doesn't seem like anything we say or do makes or will make a difference.  But, friend!  It does.

Be faithful.

Sometimes it takes courage..
a LOT of courage.