Jesus says that we are “The salt of the earth.” When this verse was written, salt was rare and valuable. So, what Jesus was saying is that we are rare and valuable, and we should be adding blessing and change to others. Consider praying often:
“Father, show me how to be the salt of the earth.”
Every time you think about ______, consider stopping…, and praying this prayer.
Second, people think, I do drugs, I drink, I gamble, God can’t use me to be the salt of the earth. But, the truth is, God can’t use the corner Preacher/Priest to help them unless he knows them.
If you have an experience with positive change, tell your friends about it. Especially if it involved spiritual things. People around us know we are not perfect. But, unless they find out that we are progressing, they will never have hope.
It’s not our job to change anyone. It is our job to ask them in the most nonthreatening way possible if they want to hear about our experience.
Third, when we repent fully, we gain boldness.
Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
I quote and pray over this verse constantly. I need boldness if I am going to be the salt of the earth.
Fourth, this is a lot of work, right. A lot to think about. A lot to do.
Finally, if we are busy preparing to be, and being the salt of the earth, what do we have less time for? Temptation, frustration, depression. Fill in the blank _____ with the bad thing you will have less time for.
Consider becoming obsessed with filling your mind with what God wants it filled with.
.
