Peter says something in 2Peter1:15 that is a real “kick in the pants” for me! He says,”And I will make every effort that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.”. Peter is talking about making every effort relative to the things he lists in 2Peter1:5-8, ”For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and  to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our LORD Jesus Christ.”. Peter says that the core motivation of his life is related to what those that he comes into contact with will remember about him when he leaves. Just as a rock dropped into water creates ripples in the water around it’s point of entry, so our lives create ripples in the lives of people we come in contact with-and this is what Peter is talking about. Our lives create a rippling effect in the lives of people around us...and those closest to us have the most significant ripple effects from our lives! These words of Peter’s are even more convicting for me when I read the last few words that give these things the context of “knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”! These things Peter lists are for naught unless the context is “knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”... Peter is speaking from an Eternal Perspective, and his concern for the Eternal Purposes of life...the Eternality Intersections Peter talks about in my previous journal entry. The decisions and actions and words we make a part of our every day leave ripples in peoples lives around us.... Soaking in these verses begs me to look at the ripples I am leaving....and change big time how I am living, acting, talking, & treating those around me...and ask the question, “is the core of these things based on the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” ->am I seeking to increasingly know more about Christ’s Mercy and His Wisdom and His Grace and have HIS Mercies and Grace(s) become more and more a part of my life and words...so that the ripples I leave in other peoples lives are at their very core from His Presence/Influence in my life? Dear Lord...I know the answers to these questions are not what they should be...I pray for Your Spirit to weigh heavy on my heart/mind/life, so that I may increasingly become more of a person the leaves Your Ripples in the lives of those I love, and those I connect with every day.