🧖‍♀️Our Image 🪞

 Many people have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger. The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps -- we must step up the stairs.

~Vance Havner~

1 Thessalonians 2:11 (KJV) As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

1 Thessalonians 2:12 (KJV) That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

I think that’s true across the board. Most companies have their employees wear a uniform with their name on it. This does something for the person wearing it and for others that see them. For the person who sees the company's name will most likely view the company by what they see of the employee. If the uniform is clean and sharp looking and the employee is acting with good manners, then it most likely gives the viewer a good reputation of the company. But if not the company may be viewed as the opposite. I have a friend that sold accounts to companies for uniforms. One afternoon he was sitting before the president and the board of a large company. The president asked him what type of uniforms he had to offer? My friend said “UNIFORMS!” My company does offer uniforms. Then he went on. If you are looking for uniforms then you need to talk to a uniform company. The man looking confused then said “well what do you sell?” My friend said we said images. If you want to dress your employees with your image for all to see then we are your company.” He got the account. So how we present ourselves is very important. Say you are a Christian and act like everyone else, talk like everyone else then you will be viewed no different than everyone else. There needs to be differences in our walk “walk worthy of God”  When others see us knowing we claim to be a follower of Christ then we need to act like we are. Have you ever heard someone say “oh Bill Bigtalk who says he is a Christian yeah he never paid me.” Thanks Bill, for you just spoke volumes that you talk big but live just like everyone else.  

1 Corinthians 15:49 (KJV) And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Who are we  representing in our walk? What image are we portraying?