This is a quote from 1 Corinthians chapter 3 Verse 13.
How do we live our lives? This is the question brought forth by this verse and the supporting verses, in analogy form. It is a question that has us to looking into the mirror. How we construct and conduct our lives is the most important thing that we do.
Are we kind to others? Or are we concerned with ourselves? Do we assist others in their need? Or do we focus on just our own needs? Do we sacrifice our needs for the needs of others? Or do we meet our own needs at the expense of others?
Surely for a time we can get by on good looks and a charming personality, but after a while, that wears off and lays bare the inner construction of our personalities. Are we honest as the day is long? Or do we lie like a rug? Are we supportive? Or dismissive? Is our interest in seeing the best for others? Or grabbing the best for ourselves?
Eventually it is found out what type of person you really are. Trustworthy or not, truthful or not, reliable or not, it all comes out in the wash. You can hide it for a while, but eventually it becomes known. Bernie Madoff spent decades as a seemingly rich, helpful, trustworthy, honest man. We know better now. He was just the opposite.
Any construct begins with a foundation. What is that foundation? Is it built on solid ground? Or is it built on shifting sands? IN other words, what is the basis for how you make those decisions in life? The strength of the foundation will determine the strength of what is built upon it. Anybody who has ever gone to purchase a home knows that you don’t buy a house with a bad foundation.
I offer to you that it is the same to the life that we ourselves lead. Examine the life that you have built.
As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.
3 comments:
Definitely. I once read a church sign that read, "If you're too busy to be nice, you're too busy." That one made me really stop and think. How much of our day do we spend rushing around, not stopping to do simple things like let other people in in traffic, because we're "too busy?"
Well, this is definitely a different step in the Reverend Spotter world, and I like it. I have read that you should envision how you want to be. If you are not like that, just pretend to be like that and you will soon be the person you wanted to be all along. I do believe it can work.
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Steph, true, one should never be too busy to show a kindness.
Steve, It is about setting priorities for how you want to be. It sometimes takes an effort to put others above self. After time, it becomes second nature.
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