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Who Can You Be an Inspiration To?
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by David Huff
rowing up, I worked for a discount store called
Jesus was a great example of someone who served
Roses. It was there that I would meet Jody
His people, and also led His people. This is what I
Wheldon, someone who would go on to change
remember the most about Jody, the way he held himself
my life many years later. Jody was the assistant manager
accountable to show respect not just to himself but to
of Roses, and he would later be named store manager.
those around him. Jody was a true example of what
What was so special about Jody was how he inspired us
Christ set for us as a servant leader. I encourage you
to do the best we could in everything we did. He poured
today to look around at the faces near you, the faces that
out the love in his heart to each person he knew. To a
you see every day and ask yourself, what would it hurt to
17-year-old kid who never had anyone take the time to
speak a kind word to someone? What would it hurt to show
express encouragement, I did not know how to accept
love to someone who may not be the best person?
it. It did not matter because, many years later, his words
As a 17-year-old kid who was lost in the world and
still echo in my mind. Jody was only our store manager
stayed lost for many years, I needed the inspiration
for less than a year, but in that short amount of time, the
I received at that tender age. Even though I did not
inspiring he did would last a lifetime.
realize it at the moment, God was working in the
Jesus was a great encourager and influencer who inspired many to give up their lives to teach the Gospel
background to orchestrate my return to Him. It only takes a few seconds of the day to be nice to someone. It only takes a few seconds of the day to show love to someone, and
years after His death. In 1 Corinthians 11:1 we are called to be imitators of
we receive a reward for it too. The
Christ. That includes influencing the
more kindness, inspiration, and
lives of someone who has no one
love that we show to someone
else to help them. Jesus taught that
comes back to us. We find ourselves a new joy and
we are to love our neighbor as we love
peace that we have never
ourselves. Your neighbor is anybody
experienced.
near you—a co-worker, a family
Who can you
member, someone on the elevator, or even your physical neighbor. In
inspire today
Titus 2:7, we are told to
through your
show ourselves in all
loving acts
respects to be a model
of kindness?
of good works. Being a model of good works is living the as Christ did.
30 // August 2022
About The Author
servant leader life
My name is David Huff. I am married to Brittany and together we have five wonderful kids. We attend Rock Bridge Community Church Calhoun where I serve on the prayer team, host team, production team, and a small group co-leader. I am also a senior at Lee University.
