I haven't taken the time to teach Jakob to mimic all of my actions. I probably wouldn't want to teach him to do that. I don't sit down and show him my hats and tell him to put them on. He does these things on his own, because he has seen me do them a number of times. He walks like me. He "talks" like me (which means he's loud). He's my son, and he's a picture of me.
What does that mean for me and my behavior? What should it mean? Well, I want to be like Christ, but I notice that I take it more seriously now. I want him to see me being like Him. I read my Bible at home. I am more conscious of what I watch on TV. I am careful of what I say in front of him. When he acts like me, I want him to be acting like Jesus.
Who looks up to you? Who follows you? Your children, your friends, your classmates, your co-workers? If they were to spend an average day living like you, would they be spending a day living like Jesus? Anything but an absolute YES! should drive us to reconsider how we do things.
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