Appearances

Good Morning!! It's good to recognize the impact we have on others around us,...especially if we want to leave a good impression. I'm a big guy; I'm six feet tall and weigh over 250 pounds. Sheila says; I don't grasp how big, or menacing I can look to people, that may be seeing me for the first time. But I don't want them to see me,..I want them to see Jesus in me,...though it hasn't always been that way.

Jesus said, "Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it."—Matthew 10:39 (NRSV)

A few years ago I gained a new perspective. Afterward, a lot of things changed in my life. I stopped thinking about how I could be a better me,...and started thinking about how I could be better at letting Jesus live through me. I began to see the pain of others and wanted to love them,...God is still showing me how. I became a giving person rather than the victim of my own selfishness. I began to trust in God's provision rather than only my own ability. I began to really study the Bible. I began to see God at work in my life and in the lives of others. And probably the most important thing of all,...I began to pray.

What do others know of Christ,...because of knowing us?

Father God, create in us a clean place, and fill us with Your Holy Spirit. In the name of Christ Jesus. Amen.

"Realize that we are not just saved to be forgiven of our sins, or to be assured of our eternity in heaven,
...but we are saved to know God."