“If you think you’re too small to have an impact try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” – Anita Roddick.
I don't know about you, but during the hot summer months, it's easy to let a fly or mosquito in the house. And once you do--it takes forever to chase them around the house and get them out. One time I sat in my oldest sister's room, watching her try to get a fly out of her room before she went to bed. Before long, I was literally doubled over laughing, watching her swat at the fly in her room with a fly swatter. The fly zipped from spot to spot, barely stopping to rest. My sister valiantly continued swatting at him, seeming to barely miss him every time. If anybody had seen her through the window, they would have thought she'd gone insane, twirling from one direction to another, battling thin-air. After a short break--in which both me and my sister were doubled over laughing--we had recovered and she was ready for another battle with him. This time, she won. Rather disappointed that this amusing entertainment was over, we both resigned to go to sleep in our fly-less rooms.
You might not think one little person can make a difference in the world--what can one person do? Compared to the rest of the world, with all the other people in it, they have little power. Though one person may not seem to be able to have a huge difference, they can set an example for others to follow. 1 Timothy 4:12 says, "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."
Even if you're young, you can still set an example for others in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. You wouldn't have thought a little fly would have bothered someone, but it did. You wouldn't think an example from one person can have an impact, but it can. Are you willing to impact someone?
Kayla Joy
