Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?

A thermometer simply reflects the temperature around it - feeding off the tension, anger, or coldness in a room. But a thermostat changes the environment, setting a new temperature regardless of what's already there.

Paul reminds us in Colossians 3:12 to "clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." These aren't suggestions - they're the fruit that should naturally flow from a life transformed by Christ.

Here's the truth: God isn't informing us through His Word, He's transforming us. Like Michelangelo chipping away at marble to reveal the masterpiece within, the Holy Spirit is constantly working to remove everything that doesn't belong, sculpting us into Christ's image.

When you walk into a room tomorrow, will you take the temperature and react emotionally, or will you set the temperature with the fruit of the Spirit? The choice is yours.

The enemy wants you to be reactive, frustrated, and cold. But you serve a God who has given you the power to be different - to bring warmth when others are cold, to bring peace when others bring chaos.

So which one are you today? Take an honest look in the mirror and ask yourself: Am I reflecting my environment, or am I changing it?