“For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life.” (2 Corinthians 2:15-16).

N. T. Wright, a New Testament scholar and author writes that there are two types of people: radiator people and drain people. He writes:

Some people are radiators and other people are drains. Some people, that is, naturally give energy and warmth to others. People like having them around, because they make you feel more alive. Others, however, suck up what’s around them and give little or nothing back. They drain you of energy. They make you feel exhausted, mentally and emotionally and perhaps physically.

Thankfully, most of us are one or the other at different stages in life. There are times when we are in need of care. There are times when we are so weary, so burnt-out, so hurt that we need people to lift us up. And there are times when life is good and we have enough in us to give of ourselves to others.

But there are some who are one or the other by their very nature. If you are a drain, you don’t have to remain a drain. You can choose to be a radiator. How do you do that? Take the focus off you and start focusing on the people around you.

Be a blessing to the people around you. Add value to the relationships around you. You are Christ’s ambassador.

“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Kids these days have no idea.

There was a day when if you didn’t save what you were working on, the next time you turned on the computer your work was gone. All gone. Nada. Gone.

It’s one of the worst feelings in the world.

I was in seminary. I was working on a paper. I was almost done with the 15 page report when the power went out. Had I been saving my work as I was working on the paper? OF COURSE NOT!!! Gone. Gone. Just gone.

I had to start all over.

It became my standard practice to save my work every ten to fifteen minutes.

The question, “Do you want to save the changes?” is a fantastic question we should ask ourselves on a daily basis. Every day, we are either becoming more like Christ or we are drifting further away from Christ. It all depends on the decisions we made throughout the day.

At the days end, do you like the changes that were made?

Being transformed into Christ’s image is an intentional act. Are you more like him today? Then save the changes and repeat. Are you less like Christ today? Then delete those changes and try again.

So what will be at the end of today? Do you want to save the changes?

“I am the truth…” (John 14:6).

Truth has nothing to do with how you feel about it.
Truth has nothing to do with how you think about it.
Truth has nothing to do with whether you believe it.

Truth is true.

When experience, emotions, and intuition become the determiner of truth…all hell breaks loose.

Jesus declares, “I AM THE TRUTH”.