What Do I Look Like?

   I thought about a lot of things as I went through my reading this morning, but the most prevalent thought was about love. Specifically about how I show love for others.

   One verse in particular comes to my mind: John 13:35 (The Message)

“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”

   So this is how the world outside the church can see who Christians are: Loving One Another

   Does that mean that I am to look around and love those that are like me? How am I to know who are believers and who are not? Do they all have a fish symbol on the back of their car? Do they always smile and say thank you?

   Jesus also says in Matthew 22:

 ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’

   So we are to love the brethren and also love others. That seems to say that love of people is the thing that I should do, most of all.

   I realize this, and then I look at the way I am sitting on this sofa and see a picture of my self.

   Sitting on my hands

   Love is an action verb. I can write about it all day. I can see what the Bible says about it. I can even thank God for His love, but is that it?

   God, help me to live it out in the world today