Being a good example is not as hard as it seems.
I know that I'm supposed to be the light to the world, and be an example and all... but I feel like people should be able to tell that I am somehow different from the rest of the world form the first conversation or maybe even look.
I was walking to class one morning, and as I stood before the road crossing, waiting for the traffic light to show me the "walking" signal it suddenly started pouring. I do not own an umbrella, and did not have one with me. As I am standing under the rain, I see people taking their umbrella's out and casually just standing there protected from the rain, I really hoped that someone would be willing to share an umbrella with me. The traffic light took it's time, and I stood under the rain, drenched, I tucked my chin and half of my face into the neck of my coat, and just waited for the light to turn green. Suddenly an older gentlemen with an umbrella walked up to me and shared his umbrella with me, very casually.He did it so naturally and jokingly said "It's raining out here."
I was expecting an act of kindness form the rest of the people who were looking at me with pity..Reality Check! This world is not an all loving and joyful place. I think I was excepting someone to be kind to me because being kind to other people is fun and natural to me. While I was walking to class I realized that being kind and standing out is really not that hard of a task, especially in a selfish, and unkind world.
Growing up in a Christian family, surrounded by Christians, I thought I had to be so knowledgeable in the Word of God, and be able to re-site each verse, and be "extra-Christian" to be able to be "Super Holy" to be able to get to heaven, or be somehow more of a believer in my community... but all we are asked of is to do what it says in the Word of God... and Jesus Christ is willing to go through every obstacle in our life with us, helping us out, and holding our hand.
It can get tough at times but if we read the Word of God and seek God's will in It, and truly love Jesus and want to be His followers it's not hard to say "no" to worldly pleasures and desires, and try and pray for help to be who God intended us to be.
I was walking to class one morning, and as I stood before the road crossing, waiting for the traffic light to show me the "walking" signal it suddenly started pouring. I do not own an umbrella, and did not have one with me. As I am standing under the rain, I see people taking their umbrella's out and casually just standing there protected from the rain, I really hoped that someone would be willing to share an umbrella with me. The traffic light took it's time, and I stood under the rain, drenched, I tucked my chin and half of my face into the neck of my coat, and just waited for the light to turn green. Suddenly an older gentlemen with an umbrella walked up to me and shared his umbrella with me, very casually.He did it so naturally and jokingly said "It's raining out here."
I was expecting an act of kindness form the rest of the people who were looking at me with pity..Reality Check! This world is not an all loving and joyful place. I think I was excepting someone to be kind to me because being kind to other people is fun and natural to me. While I was walking to class I realized that being kind and standing out is really not that hard of a task, especially in a selfish, and unkind world.
Growing up in a Christian family, surrounded by Christians, I thought I had to be so knowledgeable in the Word of God, and be able to re-site each verse, and be "extra-Christian" to be able to be "Super Holy" to be able to get to heaven, or be somehow more of a believer in my community... but all we are asked of is to do what it says in the Word of God... and Jesus Christ is willing to go through every obstacle in our life with us, helping us out, and holding our hand.
It can get tough at times but if we read the Word of God and seek God's will in It, and truly love Jesus and want to be His followers it's not hard to say "no" to worldly pleasures and desires, and try and pray for help to be who God intended us to be.
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