The Real Influencers

[320 words] You know what people who are really popular on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok are called? Influencers. I guess because so many people follow them and are influenced by them. Well, let me tell you who the real influencers are supposed to be: Christians – you and me – and we don’t need to be on social media to do it. Paul so poignantly put it in Romans 14:7, “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.” We are always around other people and we should influence them for God and good. So how do we influence others? I can think of two ways – by what we say and by what we do. Colossians 4:5-6 puts it this way: “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time (note: that’s what we do). Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned…