The Domino Effect

Caleb Satterfield. He gets it.
Have you ever thought about how life works a lot like Dominoes? The game, not the pizza place. Think about any big event that has happened or decision you made recently. Now try to find the millions of tiny steps throughout your life that got you to that place. You may not think there were millions of tiny steps, but they're there when you really think about it. I don't want to get all "therapist" on you, but honestly, the way you treated someone yesterday could be traced back to the way your mother cut your hair when you were 4. Over-analyzing life is a dangerous thing, but not being aware enough of this Domino effect is just as dangerous.
This is what Caleb, bass player of the pop-punk band Eleventyseven, wants you to know. He's realized it in his own life. For example, he's getting married this spring, and he said, "After getting engaged, I realize that every single choice that I made up until that point decides what kind of marriage I will have." Crazy thought, huh? But it makes sense. The habits you choose today could put a major strain or be a major blessing on your future marriage. And this is true for every aspect of life. The choices you make (most importantly, whether you're going to try to guide your own life or let God guide you) determine the person you become, which obvously determines what kind of life you have. And Caleb put it best when he said we need to figure out what a godly life is and live it; "Make decisions toward that life instead of just hoping you make the right decisions."
Thanks Caleb! It was great.