Some people are like thermometers. Thermometers don’t really do anything on their own. They just reflect the environment around them. So when the moods and attitudes of people around them are up, they they also are up or positive. Conversely, when the moods and attitudes are negative, so are those of thermometer people. They make no impact upon the world.
Thermostat people, on the other hand, change the world. They have the character within them that is needed by the world. They are able to make things better and actually help to bring changes to and for people. They don’t wait for the opinions of others, because they have it within themselves to change the world.
Are you more like a thermometer, affected by those around you, or a thermostat, changing the world? To be an effective world changer, we must have something inside of us that the world needs. Something that will actually make the world better, not just different. Psalm 119:98-100 says, “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.” God’s Word gives us the understanding and wisdom to change the world for the better. Reading, studying, and meditating on His Word prepares us to be effective world changers.
Reluctant Retiree 