Bridget A. Thomas
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A Lesson From Muffins
If nothing else, perhaps the title of this post got your attention. 😅🧁
Not too long ago we made blueberry muffins. A few days later we made cornbread muffins. We ate some of the muffins here and there. When we were down to two of each, I put the four muffins in a single container to save room in the refrigerator. We polished off the blueberry muffins first. Then we finally ate the two cornbread muffins.
We were sitting at the table and I said to my husband, “Is it just me, or do these taste like blueberry muffins?” My husband agreed and we were both flabbergasted! Simply by sharing a container with the blueberry muffins, the taste of the cornbread muffins changed. 😱 One muffin influenced the other.
My mind started spinning and I couldn’t help but think about how we have to be careful with what we allow to influence us. From the people we are around, to the programs we watch on television, and what we see on social media – all of this has an impact on us.
The Bible tells us, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23 NIV).
We have to make God’s Word and Presence a priority in our lives. We have to fill our hearts and minds with the right things and with truth. The things that we allow to flow through our eyes, ears, and minds will leave a mark, for good or bad.
Guarding our hearts also means that we have to be careful with our own attitudes and emotions. It can be easy for negative feelings to get the best of us. Sometimes negative emotions come out of nowhere, which could mean that the enemy is trying to bait us. As we talked about a couple of days ago, we have to fight back the enemy’s lies with truth. It’s all too easy for the world around us to bring us down and impact us in a negative way.
But remember that “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4 NKJV). When we walk daily with Holy Spirit, we will be the ones to positively impact those around us, without even trying.
As Jesus said in Matthew 5, we are the light of the world. May our lights shine in the dark world around us!
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Bridget A. Thomas 
I hadn’t made that connection before, but sooooo true! The same thing happens with cookies 😭 much to my dismay… I make sure I keep them separated, LOL.
On a real note, being mindful of what we consume (through our eyes and our ears, etc) is important to our roots. Which comes back to your other post, too, I think!!
Thanks for sharing (can you also share some muffins 😂😂 now I want some!) ❤️
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Thank you for the tip on the cookies. I will have to be careful with them too! 🍪
Oh such a good point about our roots! You’re right. And like you said the other day, “Our small choices in our daily lives can really make a difference.”
Yes! I am on my way with some muffins. 😂
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😂 thank you lol
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Oh I love this post! I made muffins today! Protein muffins! That probably sounds horrible, but they turned out amazing! Such a great post about who influences me! I needed that reminder! Thank you so much!
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I actually made cornbread muffins again today, which reminded me of this incident. But your muffins sound a lot healthier than mine. 😁 And you’re welcome. I’m glad this was insightful. We have to be vigilant with the influences in our lives. But I also hope that we can shine so brightly with the light of Jesus that we are the ones to positively impact those around us!
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Similar thing has happened to be before. I so agree with what you shared about being careful on what influences us. Being mindful of what we consume through media and the people we surround ourselves with does indeed impact us.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who experienced this. 😂 But I’m also glad we have the Holy Spirit to help guide us and show us areas where we need to be careful, when we stay in tune with Him.
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Great post Bridget and so very true.
Be true to yourself and live your best life. 💜
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A delicious, and in this case a painless, lesson. We’re hear the constant admonishment to be careful of what we allow into our lives. It’s easier with the negative things, but sometimes we have to be aware that good things are able to push aside or overshadow better things. Good things influence us as well. An example is those who spend all their time studying scripture but fail to apply it. Scripture study is good, but if you don’t apply it, it’s useless knowledge.
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