I went to the dentist earlier this week. As I waited in the waiting room, I grabbed a magazine to look at for a few minutes. I looked at an issue of Time. The cover story was the 25 most Influential Evangelicals in America. This list included Rick Warren, Billy and Franklin Graham, T.D Jakes; Senator Rick Santorum (PA) among others. One person on this list was Roberta Ahmonson, origionally from Perry, Iowa. She and her husband gave a large sum of money to several causes, including the Hotel Pattee in Perry.

The list of people were impressive and influential. They have power and the ability to make and create change in every aspect of our culture, business and politics in America.

As I thought about this article and these people the rest of the day, I was both in awe and somewhat intimidated. Then my thoughts were changed. I'm not on an influential list of people in the city of Des Moines, but God allows me to be a blessing to my circle of friends, family or random people that I meet during the business of my life. That is something that I pray for daily that God would make me a blessing to at least one person each day. Sometimes I see it or know that it's happening, but other times, I don't know if or when it may happen. The wonderful thing is that God knows.

May God be a blessing to you, or through you today!