Influence

Every now and again on my blog I share poems by John Roedel that I’ve come across on facebook that resonate with me on a number of levels.

For me the below poem connects with the notion of influence! Influence is something that we each have in the lives of those that we come in contact with, each and every day.

Sometimes it can be good, pleasant and life-giving, and sometimes… not quite as much.

Every person that has ever inspired you will have carried a powerful mixture of hope, capacity and resilience. And your encounter with them will have made you, to some level, more hopeful, more capable, or more resilient.

That’s the life-changing practical reality of inspiration!

The thing is, as a Christian our influence, whether we realise it or not – will either point somebody towards God, or away from knowing Him altogether.

So, if you would like to know more about the kind of influence that you bring to situations, then drop me a line via email or leave a comment below, as the Natural Character Development Inspiration Test and coaching process may benefit you 🙂  

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You are somebody’s front porch to God.
You are someone’s doorway to mercy.
You are the world’s threshold to kindness.
You are my entrance to letting go of regret.

No pressure, but…

Your life is a gateway to peace
for both strangers and friends alike.

Whether you realize it or not…

Empathy has chosen you to turn your
heart into a welcome mat for the rest of us.

This is purpose of your life…

To let your existence become a candlelit
veranda of hope for the rest of us to
gather on during the long night.

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John Roedel is a comic, husband and father of three boys based in Wyoming who began talking with “God” in 2015 on Facebook about his ongoing faith crisis.

What began as a flippant way of making light of his doubts in the Divine turned into something he wasn’t at all prepared for:

God wrote back.

Since creating the popular “Hey God. Hey John.” blog on Facebook three years ago, John has tackled such topics as his journey to mental health wellness, his lack of faith, the joy and pain of raising a child with autism, and grief, all in the form of a simple conversation with God.

You can pick up a copy of John’s latest book ‘Upon Departure’, a collection of poetry that explores the concept that our grief is a natural wonder that terraforms the landscape of our world in increments, from Amazon (Australia) here.