Who Are You???

Who you are when no one is looking, is who you are....

I put this as my Facebook status earlier this week. I try to live by this and teach my kids to live by this. If you try, you'll soon find out it is difficult sometimes. By nature we tend to go the easier route...to follow the crowd. If you do that long, you'll find out it is much better to go on a less traveled path.

So, who are you?

Do you cheat on your taxes?

Do you tell what Lucy Ricardo calls "social fibbs"? That is, do you find it easy to tell a white lie to get out of dinner with a friend or helping someone with something? Oh, and by the way, a lie is a lie...they don't have colors.

If you find cash on the floor of Harris Teeter, do you put it in your pocket or take it to customer service?

If you go to Chick Fil A with your mom, do you go sit down and let her order two senior meals so you can get yours at a discount? (yes, this is a lie)

I could go on, but you get the idea. I have been made fun of in my life because I chose to do the right thing. I didn't care because I am sure of who I am in Christ. I am sure the Lord used me as an example to people in that way.

So who are you? If you find it easy to lie, then there is a problem. Hit your knees now and repent, and ask God to help make it very hard for you to lie.

Would you punish your child if they did or said some of the things you do or say? Then you need to stop. Would you do or say those things right to Jesus' face? If not, don't do them to anyone.

God holds us to a very high standard. So as you go about your day, pay attention to what you do or say to others. Are you honest or do you lie?

Who you are when no one is looking, is who you are. Now, go think about that.....

New Endeavor for Me

Ok, I have decided to do some article writing for Examiner.com. I will do some Christian book reviews because I am such a bookworm, and I will do a Christian mom set because I am one....and because God gives me such random thoughts, all of which I can tie into living the best life He has for us.

A friend of mine, we tease each other about the random thing, but the truth is we both are random. God gives her random things that are totally different than mine... most of the time, so we have fun sharing.

Have you ever noticed some of your friends are carbon copies of you , and the rest are polar opposites? God does that to make our life fun. LOL

Back to Examiner. I have found out over the course of the last year that I like to write. I enjoy putting my thoughts down on paper and having others read them. I know it sounds narcissistic, but this is not an ego thing. God asked me to do it, so I did. I did not do any writing in school or college. God is using this opportunity to help my family make a little extra money, and to give me an outlet to let go of my random thoughts rolling aroung in the matrix of my mind.

So as I begin my adventure online, I will be sending out links to my articles. Please read them and give me feedback. Who knows, God may give me an idea to write about the very subject you have been wondering about. AND..if you want me to write on a particular topic, drop me a line.

As a last thought, remember that as you go out your front door, you are entering the Mission Field. You can either be a good example or a bad one...but you will be one or the other. Now, go think about that......

How the Lost Get Found

I heard a song on the radio yesterday and the chorus said this:


Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire go out
Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found

Now, I know as Christians we are watched....by both other Christians and non-christians. I have had people tell me that they had been watching me, and my example was a testimony to them. I had no idea I was being scrutinized. God was using me and I did not know it.

So, first, if you are a road rage driver, take the fish off your car. DO NOT mess up Jesus' example. Second, pray and have God tell you things you may be doing that are hindering others from coming to Him. Like, drinking wine or beer. In and of itself, this is fine...but if it makes a non-Christian think you are full of it, then God can't use you to minister to them. If you play the lottery, and non-christians are watching you...what does that tell them? If you honestly ask God, He will honestly tell you.

You are being either a wonderful example or a horrible warning. Think about it. Which one are you? Are you full of love and kindness, or do you think everyone in the world but you is stupid, and therefore you have a bad attitude?

I met a lady who was not full of joy or kindness, and when I f ound out she knew the Lord, I had to hide my shock. Would the people at your work be surprised to know you were a Christian? How about your neighbors? Your family? We draw others to Jesus cause we are different. No one wants what the world has, they want what WE have. Shine your Light. You can make a difference in a life, and you may not even know about it until Heaven.

Our church sign language choir is performing at the Clayton Harvest Festival on Sept 19. We are going out on the mission field and minister to some people who may not have ever set foot in a church...or who may not know anything about Jesus' love. I pray God uses us to hold their attention long enough to hear His message...and hopefully spark something in them that gets them to a local church. God can use ANYTHING to draw people to Him...even YOU.
Think about that.....