Big Impact

The Bathroom and the Human Nature

This is a story of something I witnessed going on in the apartment I share with 3 other roommates. I think it applies to everyday life of almost every person...

When we moved in, we cleaned everything in our apartment, including the bathroom and our shower. Everything was squeaky clean and so all of us felt free not to use any shower shoes in our shower. Why should we, if it was so clean?

Now, some of my roommates had shampoos and soaps on the floor of our shower. As days went by, a mold began to form underneath these containers .

Suddenly, a couple days ago, I noticed that someone had removed all of their shampoo and soap containers from the showers floor. This is when I actually saw the mold and it didn't look very good. A pair of flip flops was chilling next to the shower meaning that one of the girls began using them to wear in the shower now. Things went without change for a couple more days... moldy shower floor, flip flops next to it, all shampoo and soap containers removed...

Did you notice anything? Any questions?

My question was this: Why didn't the person who removed the containers from the shower clean their 'mess' (i.e. the shower floor)? Why couldn't someone take those 2 minutes to put things into their original state?

What will happen if no one ever cleans the floor? The mold will grow, we will all star wearing shoes to shower, the shower will develop this moldy smell to it... Is this really where we want to end up?

And this is not where things end... numerous other examples pop up in my head when people try to protect themselves from the mess they made rather than try to clean it up...

...like ...

...living as far as we can from the city dumpster instead of recycling our waste

... giving a professor bad ratings because his exams were too hard instead of admitting that we should have studied more

...the relationships we have with others

...denying our sins instead of asking for forgiveness

And you know where this will end? Things will get moldy, they will be disgusting to us, and we will have to find even more protection from them and move further away. Unless we clean up our mess, it won't go away. It is one thing to pray for the world, or to pray for the shower to be clean (and don't take me wrong - I love prayer and believe in its importance), but things won't change unless we actually get out of our comfort zone and make an effort.

Polamalu's Testimony

Our world has created so many stars, idols, and celebrities. People believe in them, dress like them, talk like them, party like them, and do all the things they can to be like their favorite celebrity (Hannah Montana is a great example of how far things can go these days....).

This is why I am always very happy when I see someone, who is portrayed by the media as an 'idol', yet in reality the person is very humble and a believer who is not afraid to admit to their faith. I love when Troy Polamalu talks about serving God through football. Amen! It is so clear that he puts his heart into the game, but it is not for the money, or the fame, it is for God, for his team, and his coach :). There are so many ways to serve our Lord!

GO POLAMALU!

Wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like a cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we spent and hour or more using it each day?
What if we used it to receive messages from its text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
This is something to make you go
Hmmm... where is my Bible?

Oh, and a few other things;
Unlike our cell phones;
One plan fits all.
Unlimited usage.
No roaming charges.
You always have reception.
You don't have to buy batteries.
No weak signals
AND you never have to worry about being disconnected.

Our SAVIOR already paid the bill