THE POWER OF INFLUENCE ~YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH but if salt lost its taste, how shall it be restored? Mattew 5:13 RSV The people who recieve the Grace of God and have the INDWELLING righteousness of God are the SALT OF THE EARTH. Salt was made to have influence on things, so are You! ~YOU ARE MADE TO INFLUENCE YOUR NATION! The POWER OF INFLUENCE was given to you! It is now your duty to release the Power. God did not make you empty! As you receive Jesus Into your life, he imparts power, supernatural power into you! This power makes up the ability to influence situations in your life and around you! No child of God lacks Power of influence! we all have it, but at different level and degree! So, no amount of salt is too small to make impart! You can begin from your family, your town and then your NATION. ~POSITIVE INFLUENCE You are to make positive and good impart! Bad influence is not of God. Your influence begins with your CHARACTER AND YOUR LIFESTYLE. The salt was not made for itself alone, but for other things! When salt looses it saltiness it is then useless. The NATURE OF GOD in you should show through your character. ~WISDOM A KEY OF INFLUENCE Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom. In all your Getting get understanding Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) Wisdom is a gift from God! It is also right application of understood Knowledge. Wisdom is a key of influence. It takes wisdom to pursue your dreams and goals. ~PLACE VALUE ON HUMANLIFE Let no one despise your youth but be example to believers in Word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity 1Tim4:12(NKJV) ~Today,Americans value the life of their citizens and have become example to other nations of the world. Do you value your life? Is someones life important to you? You cannot make influence without valuing your life and the life of others! You are not made for yourself! You are made for others. ~MINDSET AS A TOOL OF INFLUENCE For as he thinketh in his heart, so is He...Proverb23:7A (KJV) Let your thought be directed towards others. Let your thought be towards good and not evil. For Africans, 'A BLACK SKIN DOES NOT CONNOTE A BLACK MIND'! So, think towards the growth and development of yourself and others! This is what makes YOU: SALT OF THE EARTH KEEP MAKING POSITIVE INFLUENCE GOD BLESS YOU!