1 Timothy 4:12 An example of a believer

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Do you ever just stop and think about your example? Do you REALLY STOP AND THINK?!?!?

Paul was talking to Timothy, who was younger than Paul and in 1 Timothy 4:12 said, "Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

Just look at what Paul is saying. Youth---now this could be old as well, but no matter your age...what should you do? Be an EXAMPLE of the BELIEVERS! Wow! Now that is a mouthful. Be an example of the believers. You are an example. Others are watching you, so, is your example admirable?

How are we to be an example? In Word! In Conversation! In Charity! In Spirit! In Faith! In Purity!

You decide who the better Christian is here. A couple are dining out, nice restaurant, and when the food comes the man notices a hair in his food. He mentions it to his party, then calmly and quietly gets up, goes to the waiter, and tells the waiter what happened. The waiter notified the manager, the manager visited with the man and all was calmly and quietly taken care of.

The second was dining out, again, nice restaurant and the man feels the food is inadequate, it does not taste good and took extra time to arrive. The man openly and loudly lets the waiter know he wants to see the manager. When the manager comes, again, the man speaks loudly while the manager is speaking calmly and quietly, and the man is bold about his demands and lets everyone know of his dissatisfaction.

Now, both men are Christians, who shows the Christian spirit in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith? We are not to judge but we are to set an example. Think about this the next time you are in a restaurant, department store, grocery store, or wherever. People are watching; are you the Christian they should be watching? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny