Whether you're at work, school, home, or in the car (uh...), what makes you unique in comparison with that person.
Is it your hair color, your talents, your background, your body composition, or something else?
As distinct as all these characteristics are, there should be one that stands out above the rest.
If you are a Christian the Holy Spirit should be seeping out of your pores. There should be that something that makes you different. You should walk different, talk different, and look different because the Spirit of God lives in you.
This thought has really been challenging me lately. Shouldn't we, as Christians, be different than the rest of the world? Don't get me wrong, we're not to be weird or arrogant, but we should live different lives. We should be intentionally pleasing God with our choices. We shouldn't have to quickly change how we act when we run into our Christian friends or pastor outside of the church. We should live a lifestyle that is completely saturated by the Holy Spirit.
I've had to make some major adjustment based on this life principle. I believe that the music I listen too, the movies I watch, and the places I go all display something to the world. That doesn't mean I only listen to Carman and watch Salty The Singing Songbook reruns, but it does mean I am careful about what I feed into my heart and mind and about the image I portray to the people around me. I don't want to seem like everyone else. I have no desire to be society's norm.
I want to be different.
I want the Spirit's presence in my life to be obvious, to non-Christians and Christians alike.
I want people to look at me and know that my faith is what makes me who I am.
Shouldn't you want to be different too?
-Shane
P.S. - If you want to read a great book on the topic of the Holy Spirit in our lives, check out "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan.
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Dude love this post bro. God has definitely been tugging on my heart about this too. We are in the world, but not of the world. Are lives should look different-if there isn't then there's something wrong. One thing, God has specifically impressing on my heart is our standards as Christians. I think the biggest mistake that we can make when me mature as Christians is letting other 'Christians' standards define who we are. We succumb to a "it's ok because they [other Christians] do it" mentality. What's even scarier, is when we can't even tell a difference between Christians and non-Chistians. Our standards should never ever be defined by others. We should always aim for God's standards. We are called to be different. Yes, there is an internal difference, but that inner transformation should reflect our actions. Awesome post bro!
p.s. hope you had a good thanksgiving!
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