Be like Me

This morning was amazing. I got to have a much needed girl day with one of my best friends. We went shopping, talked, got starbucks, and looked at wedding magazines, haha. But it was definitely what I needed. I've been getting really frustrated a lot lately over some things...my head is pretty full right now. Here are some thoughts on just one of the many items of randomness floating around in my brain.
-taye


"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..."


There are some people that I just want to punch in the face. If they were here…and if I could reach their face. But I suppose that would not be such a wonderful idea; the repercussions might not be favorable. Also, if I were to hold that idea up to the phrase “What would Jesus do?” I am pretty sure that it would not stand. I do not think that Jesus ever punched anyone. I mean, think about it: Judas, who had been a persistent disciple of Jesus’, betrayed Him in the end, yet, you will never find in the Bible the line, “Jesus, then, punched Judas in the face…”

Christ calls us to be like Him; to constantly ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do?” Those bracelets that were so popular in the 90’s seem cliché, but really, it is what we should truly ask ourselves about everything we do in our lives. Should I really be watching this movie? What would Jesus do? Should my iPod really be filled with this music? What would Jesus do? Should I say this? Should I hang out with them? Should I go there? What would Jesus do? No, Jesus did not have movies, television, and iPods, but He had to daily make similar decisions, however, He always chose the right thing to do. If we frequently and persistently ask ourselves what Jesus would do, and choose what He would have chosen, then we too, are capable of always making the right choice.

“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…”
Philippians 2:5 NIV

God commands us that we should have the same attitude that Jesus had. Jesus was perfect, though. He had a perfect, respectful, positive, joyful attitude at all times. We are supposed to live like that? Yes we are. Jesus had an attitude fixed always upon the Father, and ours should be also.

“For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.”
1 Thessalonians 4:7 NIV

“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48 NASB

God calls us to be perfect, like He is perfect. As each day presents itself, strive to become more like Christ in all that you say and do. Continually ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”