Have you ever spent a super long time setting up dominoes? All that work, and then what happens when you tip that one domino at the end? The whole line goes! Something like that happened when Jonah went to Ninevah. An entire city turned back to God: the king, the soldiers, the shopkeepers, the kids...everybody! It was one of the biggest turnarounds in history.

But look where it started. It started with one guy, in the dark, inside a fish, finally saying “God, I’m sorry. I’ll go.” That was Jonah. He changed first. And then the city changed.

Sometimes we look around and think, “Somebody should really do something about how our class acts.” Or, “My family should pray more.” Or, “The kids at church should be nicer to each other.” Those might all be true! But you can’t force the people around you to change. You can’t tip over their dominoes. The only dominoes you can tip are your own.

You might not be able to make the whole class kinder, but you can be the kindest person in it. You can’t make your family love God, but you can be the one who prays and reads your Bible. You can’t make your team stop complaining, but you can be the one who cheers them on even when you’re all losing.

And guess what? Change is contagious. It catches on and it spreads. So be the first domino—be the first one to change. God is waiting for everybody else. He’s asking you.

Take Action: Pick one thing you’ve been wishing other people would change at school, at home, or at church. Write it down, then cross out the other people’s names and write your own. Today, do that thing yourself. Be the first domino and see what happens!