Every day, I receive an email from marriagevine.com. The marriage minutes are great reminders for us to implement a change into our lives or an awareness on how we live. This minute was basically saying that our actions need to line up with what we speak because others are watching. As a Christian, it is important that we try our hardest to uphold God's standards before others(believers and non-believers) to not stumble anyone. And, above all else, to glorify God's name. This was timely information for me. So far, I have shared this with one friend and plan on reading it to others. Below is the minute !!!!!!
Unbelievers Can Spot Inconsistencies In Our Lives
Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. Jonah 1:7
Often unbelievers can see more clearly the discrepancies in our lives than we can. Although they may not hold our values or belief system, they can sense when our behavior is out of sync with our profession of faith. When Jonah was discovered to be running from God, the pagan sailors were terrified. "What have you done?" they demanded. It was no doubt superstition that caused them to ask the question. Due to the terrible storm at sea the sailors could see that Jonah had infuriated his God. But from God's perspective, Jonah had seriously compromised his faith in front of pagans and unbelievers.
We too need to show great care in how we live in front of unbelievers. Though they may not share our faith or values, they nonetheless know hypocrisy when they see it. Let's resolve to love and treat one another in our marriages in a way that validates our profession of faith in Christ. Let's conduct our business dealings in a way that glorifies God. Above all, let's be ready to admit when our actions or words have been inconsistent with our faith. If unbelievers can spot hypocrisy, they can also spot genuine integrity and humility. Let's verify the truth of what we believe by how we behave.
Robert and Cheryl Moeller, authors of Marriage Minutes.
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