Have you ever been in a place where something or someone smelled completely awful? You find yourself gagging, trying to discretely plug your nose and find the nearest exit. I know I have experienced that...be it an awful smell in the garbage or entering the bathroom after one of my kids spent a half hour in there.
Smells seem to control your thoughts and moods, don't they? Bad smells put us in a bad mood...they distract us...they make us want to leave. Whereas good smells draw us in, make us feel comfortable and even remind us of memories we have. Everyone loves to enter a house in which a delicious loaf of bread or a sweet cake just came out of the oven! Everyone loves the smell of Christmas...delicious baked goods, cinammon, gingerbread and pine.
So what kind of smells do you carry with you? Now, I'm not talking about physical smells...although you may want to ensure that you don't have a body odor issue! :) That's always an important item to remember!
Instead I'm talking about you as a Christian. How do you smell to the world around you? What type of aroma do you emit to those around you? Are others repelled by the aroma you carry? Or are others drawn in by the aroma of Christ that you carry with you?
As Christians, we are to be a light to the world around us. We should be a pleasing aroma to others. The aroma we carry should invite people in...it should draw people to God.
So take a whiff of yourself. What do you smell?
Instead I'm talking about you as a Christian. How do you smell to the world around you? What type of aroma do you emit to those around you? Are others repelled by the aroma you carry? Or are others drawn in by the aroma of Christ that you carry with you?
As Christians, we are to be a light to the world around us. We should be a pleasing aroma to others. The aroma we carry should invite people in...it should draw people to God.
So take a whiff of yourself. What do you smell?
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