"You know, Dad..."
Earlier this week, somewhere in between walking Maya (our newest family member—an adorable Maltese mix that we rescued from a shelter), making school lunches, and running late for school, Amber said something profound. She said, "You know, Dad, we change the world every day by our decisions." I looked up at her from my coffee, and she said it again. "The world changes a little bit every day based on what we do in the day."

In addition to being swept off my feet by her cuteness, I was reminded of Psalm 8:2 that says, "Out of the mouths of babes and nursing infants, you have ordained strength." There’s a lot of strength in Amber’s statement: today could be the day that our world changes. Dr. Phil says it this way, "Every day is a turning point." The Apostle Paul said it this way, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). That’s our portion as followers of Christ—to walk in a continuing rebirth from the inside out, and then to positively affect the world around us. Our daily exploits might not make the headlines of the evening news, but Amber’s still right; we can change our world today by how we live today.