I want to be seen with a fresh pair of eyes.

I do my best writing at ungodly hours of the morning. I'm not sure why that is. It might be because I have nothing else to do except think. My mind almost always goes wild once normal people start to fall asleep. One thing I've been thinking about lately is how others think about me. Not whether they like me or if I'm popular, but have I been a good example of Christ. I just came back from the Texas Youth and Government State Conference this past weekend. When you're there, you meet all kinds of people. And honestly, you are always judging. Honestly, people are constantly judging. Not just at a new place while meeting new people. But while you are at yag, you're always sizing people up to see if they will be a threat to you during your court case, or if they will crush your bill, or even if they can dance better than you. But while I was assessing the teenagers around me, I realized, I was being judged too. And were the people judging me noticing there was something different about me or did I seem just like all of the other kids there?

My friend and I met a kid at the talent show the second night we were at youth and government. We talked to him that whole night and even saw him the next night, also. Later, we found out he was Muslim. I then realized, I didn't think I was being a good Christian influence to a kid who probably thinks of Christians as hypocritical people who don't practice what they believe. Because honestly, lots of Christians are just that. I mean, I wasn't downing the alcohol and trying to sell him drugs, but I also wasn't being the best I could be.

One of the easiest ways to witness to others is just to live to where you have God's light shining through you. By living as we should, non-christians can see we can not only talk the talk, but we can walk the walk. One time, Gandhi said, "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Just think about how many people we could turn over to Christ just by acting like him! Starting tonight, or actually this morning, okay, starting right now, my prayer every day is going to be to be an imitator of Christ. I can't wait to see if people can see a change in me.

Romans 14:22-23 The Message <3