Being Watched

1 Timothy 4:16 “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”

I spent the day with a good friend.  We went out to eat and looked at a few stores in the mall.  While in one of the clothes stores, we saw a shirt that looked decent, which is hard to say for girl’s clothing anymore, we picked it up and on the front was an inappropriate saying.  We both sighed and put it back thinking that clothes shopping in the near future was going to reach the full potential of being impossible.  After putting the shirt down, my friend said she had a younger sister that watched both of us and even if she didn’t respect herself, that in itself would be reason enough not to wear something like that.  No matter who you are, there’s always someone watching you and using your actions as an example for how they should act.  What kind of mark do you want to leave on this earth?  Do you want to leave a mark that will fade within days, weeks, or months after you’re gone, or a mark that shines the light of Christ and leaves an impression for years to come?  It would be the most amazing thing to make it into a history book because you were so on fire for God.  So, the next time you need to make a decision just think about what you choose and if that’s something you want another person to mimic or if that’s something you would like to be remembered for, it could change what you choose.   

1 Peter 2:21 “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps.”