There are oh so many things I could say about this verse and the concept within, but I just have one thing for now. You never know who is watching you, so do everything to the glory of God.
"Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all that you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon." --Philippians 4:4-5
Have you ever noticed how little kids (and sometimes even my peers) just copy what other people do and say? It's a sign of immaturity...they aren't confident enough in who God has created them to be, so they latch on to the personality of someone they look up to. With kids, it's usually older siblings or their parents...and it can honestly get to be annoying after a bit. But a sign of maturity on the part of that older sibling or parent is when they look at it as an opportunity to teach the kids good things to say and do...discipleship in the most basic form.
The thing that made me think of this today was when I went into Barnes and Noble this morning. I was on the quest for a clipboard...but not a boring one that I could get at WalMart or something...it needed to be exciting. Yes, exciting clipboards do exist. I had already been to several stores in search of the perfect one, so I guess I walked into B&N with a purpose...no messing around. I walked up to the front corner of the store where I hoped to find the treasured clipboard, but had no luck. There were plenty of other things in the designs I wanted, but no clipboards...and as a side note, it took a lot of self-control to get out of there without buying anything. As I was walking out the door, planning the course to my next destination, the lady at the cash register stepped out and asked me if I was looking for anything in particular. I told her and then she tried to help me out by telling me that I should go to WalMart or Office Max...she just doesn't understand the whole anti-boring-clipboard thing. She must have been watching me the whole time that I was perusing through that section (as I was completely oblivious to the outside world), but I had not realized it at all.
If this sweet lady had watched me search for a clipboard, it makes me think that there are probably other people who are "watching" other aspects of the way I am living my life. That is quite a responsibility...because honestly, there are times when I want people to do what I say and not what I do. How convicting. We have been called by God...He created us and set us apart...we owe all that we are to Him.
But how much time do we spend thinking only of ourselves rather than the things of the Kingdom? How many times a week do we see someone who needs our help and we just walk on by because it's an inconvenient time? What would happen if we all committed all that we are to the Lord, so that He can work through us? What do people see when they look at your life?
Do they see Jesus in me?
Do they recognize Your face?
Do I communicate Your love and Your grace?
Do I reflect who you are
In the way I choose to be?
Do they see Jesus in me?
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