The Butterfly Effect


Proverbs 18:21 – “Your words are so powerful that they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences.”

The butterfly effect is the idea that small things can have non-linear impacts on a complex system. It is an interesting principle that can be applied to life.  Small changes can have and often have a significant effect later.   The Law of Sowing and Reaping is one example.   One tiny seed produces a harvest multiplied.   Luke 6:38 – “Give and IT shall be given multiplied…”

A caustic word can cause a wound that festers, shredding a relationship.   One kind word can bring healing that becomes a covenant bond. Our words are like the flapping of a butterfly’s wings.   Life and death are on the power of the tongue.   By our words, we are justified or condemned.  Words have meaning and power.   Jesus said that His words were Spirit and Life.

What are the butterflies in our lives?  

  • Small changes.  
  • One more moment of worship. 
  • One more word of prayer.  
  • One more act of kindness.  One more act of forgiveness.  

All are seeds that produce a multiplied harvest: good butterflies or bad, our choice.   Cultivate the harvest you desire through the butterfly effect in your daily walk!

We are constantly being transformed into His image; as we transform, we gain access to His fullness.  As we gain access to His fullness, we are better equipped to live and love others, serving them where they are and lifting them out of the pit where they find themselves!

Let’s embrace the butterflies in our lives and adapt to the changes that make us more like Christ!

Have a fantastic day in Jesus!

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