"...but of Love, of Joy and of a Sound Mind."

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 24-25

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Think I might behave today

I was reading a quote from C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity while reading Psalm 139. He was talking about human behavior. I will try to rephrase what I read, but will share his exact words when I get hands on the book again tonight. How we react to provocation whether intentional or not reflects who we really are. If I snap and abuse the deliberate or accidental perpetrator in a snap of our fingers, that is what I am, a very angry person. If I react in patience and not the least provoked, that's what I am.

So the question for me today is, what sort of a person am I? I often joked when there is a realization by somebody that I am Christian and I would always say, "Yes, I am a Christian. Do I look like one?" I may not be a worthy bearer of God's glory, for it's heavy, but thank God that His grace is sufficient for me, to empower me take up the cross. Have I lifted it high with a face of humility or indignation? Have the light shined on the other side of glory? What others see in me will not be far from the truth because that is what they see. Do I like what they see?

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