Every since I saw the movie Contagion I have been much more aware of catching germs. That movie is nasty. It is not for the faint of heart and probably not one that you want to see again.
I have been thinking about how we as people need to be infectious but in a positive way. I am really blessed because I work with a group of people and have another group of people that I have as friends that are infectious. They are positive, upbeat, sure of themselves, funny, and caring. Their infection is themselves. How often I tend to be the one who is the downer. I gripe, I complain, I sometimes gossip. I forget to thank people.
Some examples - recently one of my co-workers gave me a card and a gift. Not anything I did but just the way she is. She was trying to thank me for being a good leader. I was cleaning out the basement as we prepare to move (hopefully soon) and came across a stack of cards. When I used to travel a lot, my wife always put a card in my suitcase to know that I was missed. On the negative side, I recently had an interaction with a Christian university and my experience was anything but positive. Their big preoccupation was that my position on certain scriptural issues was consistent with theirs. Now I have no problem being held to a standard on scripture but this occurred for a half hour and I felt like I was getting grilled. It did not feel like they cared about me at all as a person.
The Bible says that the Christian is to be a "sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ" (1 Cor. 2:14) wherever they are. In other words when people see me, they are to see Jesus. Man, what a tall order and one I so often fall short of. My friends who are infectious manifest that. I think to be infectious we have to train ourselves. We have to constantly remind ourselves of the goodness of God and His indescribable gift of salvation. We have to remind ourselves of the power of friends and relationships. No matter how challenging the day in and day out grind is, there is so much to be thankful for.
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