Do Others See God in You?

Today's passage dealt with the Kingdom of God. The reflection portion asked whether we were a part of the Kingdom. The only way to be a part of the Kingdom is by living out the Kingdom in our lives. Others should be able to recognize that we are God's children, not by how we act, but by who we are.

I wonder where I am with this. I definitely see myself being a very active person, but will someone else be able to see me as a child of God? In my small group today, we studied about Stephen, the first martyr. I was asked the question, "Do others see God in you?" I don't actually know. If someone were to observe my life in a day, he would think that I might be very compartmentalized, being more "Christian" when in a Christian setting and not as much when alone. I don't think I do that on purpose, but I guess it would be obvious when one sees my prayer life. I've committed a certain time in the day to pray, but this past week I've been flaking a lot, falling asleep beforehand or just altogether forgetting. It shows how much priority prayer has in my life. But prayer in itself is the act of being in tune with God, and the more you spend time with Him, the more He "wears off" on you. And when that is the case, the answer to the question, "Do others see God in you?" will probably be (or become eventually) even a modest "yes".

Someone said this to me during the conference I was at, that we aren't human doings, but human beings. It's quite something to think about, and it's been something that's been on my mind lately. It all comes down to this:

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship." (Romans 12:1)

Let's go for becoming a living testimony for the world.