Philippians 2:13 adds another great point by saying, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." It is a harder job to complete by having our lives characterized by a peace-loving, patient, and positive outlook, but it would make us stand out of the crowd. When I am around others that have negative attitudes, after a while, I tend to catch it as well. Bad attitudes are like a contagious virus. Once you place yourself around the person with that attitude for a certain length of time, your pretty much standing in line to get it next. Instead of catching this illness, we should strive to avoid it. We can avoid getting that bad attitude and cure someone Else's too. If we listen to God as he says, "Do not do as they do.", our character can be the shining star that he wants us to have. Let us shine our light for the Lord! Stand out and be different! The choice is yours.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Character: Part One: Be a STAR
"You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices." Leviticus 18:3 God put these people in areas where they would be tempted by evil. He left them in the beautiful place of Canaan with a warning: "You must not do as they do."Are you in a place surrounded with people that live or think differently than you do? I know for me coming to college was going to be a land like Canaan. It was new and exciting but temptation flocks everywhere. I am faced by others that just don't lead the same life that I do. This is hard for me because its a challenge. I feel like I am Moses being constantly reminded not to do as the others do. I want to be a light for Christ in this place instead of falling into temptation and following the crowd.
Philippians 2:13 adds another great point by saying, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." It is a harder job to complete by having our lives characterized by a peace-loving, patient, and positive outlook, but it would make us stand out of the crowd. When I am around others that have negative attitudes, after a while, I tend to catch it as well. Bad attitudes are like a contagious virus. Once you place yourself around the person with that attitude for a certain length of time, your pretty much standing in line to get it next. Instead of catching this illness, we should strive to avoid it. We can avoid getting that bad attitude and cure someone Else's too. If we listen to God as he says, "Do not do as they do.", our character can be the shining star that he wants us to have. Let us shine our light for the Lord! Stand out and be different! The choice is yours.
Philippians 2:13 adds another great point by saying, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." It is a harder job to complete by having our lives characterized by a peace-loving, patient, and positive outlook, but it would make us stand out of the crowd. When I am around others that have negative attitudes, after a while, I tend to catch it as well. Bad attitudes are like a contagious virus. Once you place yourself around the person with that attitude for a certain length of time, your pretty much standing in line to get it next. Instead of catching this illness, we should strive to avoid it. We can avoid getting that bad attitude and cure someone Else's too. If we listen to God as he says, "Do not do as they do.", our character can be the shining star that he wants us to have. Let us shine our light for the Lord! Stand out and be different! The choice is yours.
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