When something inspires us, we talk about it. We recommend a film, share a song or recount an experience. Enthusiasm is contagious – and influences others.

This is exactly what influencers thrive on. People follow them, listen to their recommendations and draw inspiration from them. But who or what actually influences your life?

Jesus wants to be more than just someone we follow or whose ideas we like. Following him means trusting him and modelling our own lives on him.

And that makes a difference. The Bible compares it to a tree that bears good fruit: what grows within us will eventually become visible on the outside. In our words, our decisions and in the way we treat other people.

Those who live with Jesus discover more and more how God intended life to be. His love changes our hearts – and what fills our hearts also shapes what we pass on to others.

For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Matthew 12:34b

What do you talk about with enthusiasm? And what shapes your life?

Bible passage on this topic: Luke 6:43–45