What would the world look like today if every person followed your example? What if the words that they spoke carried the same tone and message as yours? What if their responses echoed your responses? What if their actions mimicked your actions? Would people look more like Jesus? Would relationships reflect His forgiveness and compassion? Would the world be any different?
These are all questions from a devotion discussed in our staff meeting this morning called "Like You", taken from leadlikejesus.com, and although we were talking about leadership qualities in our meeting, I think that these are good questions that we can ALL ask ourselves. Now I will be honest and admit that I cringed at some of these as Joey read them aloud to us. I imagined some people following my example when I get angry or frustrated in traffic. I imagined my tone when I speak to my kids sometimes and I've had it up to my wits end, and I imagined my responses when I am short with them because I am "busy". I also thought about my very close friend that I haven't talked to in months because we had a falling out and I'm just not ready to forgive her yet, and after thinking about all of these things, I certainly am not ready to compare myself to Jesus, but I want to.
So, with that being said, I think that these are questions that we should ask ourselves every single day, not because we are always going to have the right answers, but because they are a great reminder of who we want to be. They are a great reminder of who Jesus is, and they are great way to strive to do better. They are also a great start to making the world a better place, after all, as Christians, we lead by example, and pray that others will come to know Jesus because of how we do it!
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”