I am a cook at a camp. I spend a solid 8-10 hours in the kitchen a day. Tomorrow I'm heading into the third week of cooking for a group of about 100 people. Tonight I made chocolate and strawberry milkshakes. And yes, it did bring all the boys to the yard.
I decided to jazz them up a little bit with some chocolate chips and sliced strawberries. When I took out my packages of berries I was pretty disappointed. Several of them had gone bad. As I sorted through them trying to salvage enough for my dessert, I noticed that one moldy berry was usually connected to three or four on either side.
I've heard it said, "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future." Looking at those berries reminded me that you can't help but be affected by those you are surrounded by. Sometimes it's intentional- they're your best friends. Sometimes it's coincidental - they're your co-workers or classmates. What are those people like? Do they add joy to your life? Do they inspire you to be more like Christ? Do they motivate you to change?
And what about you - Are you a bad berry? Are you polluting the lives of others? Is the crap in your life rubbing off on those around you?
Just something to think about.
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