I have one brother-in-law on HH's side. His baby brother, affectionately known as Dude. I can't really recall why we call him "Dude", but considering he comes from a family of Raras, Tutus, Susus and MuMus, it doesn't really matter.
Dude has gotten older, moved out and has himself a real job now, so we don't see a lot of him. It delights the MCs when we do, and you can almost bet there is going to be some trash talking and take-downs going on.
Last weekend we were buying travel size items for our weekend apart when MC 1 saw a travel size bottle of Axe shampoo and begged to have it. Seems it must be the same thing or similar to what Dude wears because it smelled like him, and according to MC 1, Dude smells good.
We now have Axe shampoo, gold and blue bottles, and some Axe deodorant, which MC 2 demanded he wear to school today.
Ready for me to totally turn this around on us and make it about Jesus?
My boys don't see Dude a lot, but it seems when they do it makes an impression. A good smelling one that makes them want to be like him.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 (NKJV).
If we are professors of faith in Christ Jesus, we are His aroma to this world. It should inundate everything and everywhere we go. The question is do we leave an aroma that people want to copy, or do we leave a foul stench that makes people want to reject anything we do or have to say? Just like Dude, we affect people we only see every so often. What aroma are we leaving behind? Now the next verse does go on to tell us that to those who reject Christ, we stink. Not much we can do about that one except pray for them. But to those who accept Christ, we are the smell of life!
So today, choose to be the sweet fragrance of life to those around you.
May be someone you see once, may be the people you live with.
Either way, you get to choose the aroma you leave behind.
Leave them asking,
What is that smell?
2 comments:
awesome post!!! man what a great connection - and I am not sure what aroma I leave behind and I am a little afraid to ask :)
I love that!! I needed to hear that too! I wanted to get all "Godly" on someone about a comment but you know what...God can handle it and does not need my help! I would rather leave a sweet aroma and not a bitter aroma due to my superior attitude. Thanks!
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