"How terrible it will be for anyone who causes others to sin. Temptation to do wrong is inevitable, but how terrible it will be for the person who does the tempting." - Matthew 18:7
These are words from the mouth of Jesus Christ as we read in the new testament book of Matthew. These words made me reflect on my life...
As a parent, do my actions reflect love or harshness that will bring my children closer to God or drive them away from God?
Do my actions show that it is out of love for their good or would it drive them away to someone else, something else, to seek the love and approval a child looks for in a parent?
Do they feel threatened or protected? How can I be loving, yet stern so that I can nurture them to grow up to be responsible, caring and God fearing individuals?
As a husband, do my actions make my wife question the love of Christ? Do my words tear her down or build her up? Does she find the love and security a woman looks for in her husband or would it drive her away to find it somewhere else?
In the world I work, is God reflected in my interactions with my co-workers?
Among strangers, will my actions reflect my God?
To my neighbor, will Christ be reflected in me?
LORD, I need your grace to finish this race and see your face in eternity!
As a parent, do my actions reflect love or harshness that will bring my children closer to God or drive them away from God?
Do my actions show that it is out of love for their good or would it drive them away to someone else, something else, to seek the love and approval a child looks for in a parent?
Do they feel threatened or protected? How can I be loving, yet stern so that I can nurture them to grow up to be responsible, caring and God fearing individuals?
As a husband, do my actions make my wife question the love of Christ? Do my words tear her down or build her up? Does she find the love and security a woman looks for in her husband or would it drive her away to find it somewhere else?
In the world I work, is God reflected in my interactions with my co-workers?
Among strangers, will my actions reflect my God?
To my neighbor, will Christ be reflected in me?
LORD, I need your grace to finish this race and see your face in eternity!
Ben Fuller - Grace of God
