• Can, and will be, good or bad.

• Can last for years, through your work and your children.

• Can reach someone for Christ who may not be influenced by any other Christian.

• Can be the most stabilizing factor in the life of your child.

• Can be the most destabilizing factor in the life of your child.

• Can be the stress-reducer that your mate needs.

• Can be the stress-producer that results in a lifetime of resentment and heartache.

• Can be a “silent” instructor, causing someone to follow Christ.

• Can be felt throughout your neighborhood and community because of your humble acts of kindness.

• Can be a hindrance to the cause of Christ in your neighborhood and community because of your worldly and hypocritical behavior.

• Can be seen every day.

• Can be built and strengthened over many years.

• Can be ruined by one foolish act.

• Can be mingled with the influence of others, for good or bad.

• Can be good, even if someone reacts negatively
to you or hurts you.

• Can be present after you leave an area (physically),
in the form of good memories with those whom you touched.

• Can be controlled by you.

• WILL live on after you are gone from this life.
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hid” (Matthew 5:14).