Monday, August 20, 2012

BE

We spend a lot of time thinking about being like Jesus -- promising to be like Him -- reading about how to be like Him -- hoping we can be like Him -- paying careful attention to His instructions about being like Him.

Sometimes I think we need to just go out and BE like Him.

It's like riding a bicycle.  You can read a manual about it -- watch a how-to YouTube on bicycle riding -- watch somebody else do it -- have someone coach you how to do it ---- but it isn't until you throw your leg over the thing and start pedaling that you find out what it's like -- how to do it and how not to do it.

It isn't a great analogy, but it isn't an altogether terrible one either.

'We need to go out and just BE like Him -- and stop talking about it.'

There are things in life you can't figure out by watching or reading or hearing about.

You can harbor bitterness in your heart toward someone who has hurt you forever -- or you can decide to forgive them, be a peacemaker -- and then ask yourself if Jesus knew what He was talking about.

You can keep gossiping about others your whole life -- or you can make a decision to clean up your mouth and speak well of others, even those who have or are currently hurting you -- and then see how your life changes and discover if Jesus knew what He was talking about.

We learn by doing.  We learn by being.

We need to just go out and BE like Him - and stop talking about it.

And be blessed.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A Great way to open a door, is to ask a waiter or waitress if there is anything they need prayer for. I let them know that we always pray before a meal, so it is a comfortable opening. It is amazing when you pray with them at the table what transpires. God is there, and they light up.