By our LOVE!

I have no idea how some people can write in their blogs every day. I feel like I just wrote and it has already been over a week. I guess I should aim for a weekly blog, I think I would be able to attain that.

Anyway, on to today's topic. The phrase, "They will know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes, they will know we are Christians by our love" has been going through my head a lot lately. So I decided to write about it so I can work through it. First of all, who is "they"? It could be referring to non-Christians or as some would like to call them "pre-Christians". Or maybe "they" are anyone we come into contact with on a daily basis. So that makes we wonder, do people I come into contact with know that I am a Christian? Did the very patient lady at Superstore today know that I am a Christian? Should I have preached to her, so that she would know? Of course not! What does that lyric say again, by our love? How did I show Christ's love to her today? Good question.

As I ran around town today doing the final preparations for my soon-to-be 5 year old daughters' birthday with both girls in tow, how did I share/show God's love for the people I came into contact with? I don't think I did very well today. Actually, to say I blew it would probably be good way to describe my behaviour today. Which I am thankful that I am now recognizing and I can try to do better tomorrow as we travel to the wave pool for the birthday party.

I am the role model of this for my girls. Well, my husband is as well, but since we have two girls, it will be more from me. So what did I teach my daughters today about showing Christ's love for people? Not very much! Thank God, I have tomorrow. We have to make a conscious effort of how we are going to choose to behave and what we want to represent, or who we want to represent.

When I was in the modelling industry we were told that before we ever left the house to look in the mirror and evaluate if we were representing ourselves and our agency appropriately as models. Now when I wake up in the morning and I am looking at my reflection in the mirror I think I need to be asking a better question. “Am I going to choose to represent Christ today?” When I come into contact with “they” will “they” know that I am a Christian by my love? I hope and pray that tomorrow will be a better day!