One of the topics this week questions, "Do others know that I am a disciple of Christ?" Specifically, "Do other's know I'm a disciple of Christ by the way I act?" I think I'm safe to answer "yes" to the first one, especially since I publish this blog about my beliefs on Facebook ;) But would others, who don't know me personally or at all, even assume that I follow Christ by the way I act? I honestly don't know. I think about how I handle my frustrations with my children in public - not well sometimes. I think about how easy it is for me to gossip with friends. I think about how I'm not really one to get up and move to sit with someone else in church. Today I honestly didn't really move next to anyone because I had chocolate and had already shared enough with my husband during Sunday School ;) Yes, I finished off the bag of mint truffle kisses during church today. And then I think about gluttony ha!
Do I truly follow Christ through my actions, and can others see that? Definitely not all the time. In our little activity it gives two examples of situations and asks how a disciple of Christ would respond:
*Someone you know is ridiculed or made fun of for the way he or she dresses. Have I seen this before? Yes, mostly as a teenager. What did I do? Nothing. Not standing up for them is just about as bad as joining in, in my book. I saw this "ridicule" situation more online a few years ago as mothers ridicule and judge other mothers because they aren't doing something "the right way." It got crazy! Don't we pressure ourselves enough as mothers?? We definitely don't need it from others. We should be uplifting other mothers, encouraging them and understanding that they are doing the best that they can.
*You see a new person at church. I've been the new person and I've seen new people. I've learned that I'm like many other people; not rude per se, but not usually outreaching. If we don't reach out to new members of our ward or church, though, it can definitely come off as mean and clique-ish. (At least for the women. I have no idea how men really act or feel when they move to a new ward or see a new member ;) We are supposed to be united. We are supposed to be welcoming and accepting. This is how Christ treats us; why is it so hard for us to treat others like this?
The next little part of this week's activity is to select someone that I can show more love for by being a better disciple of Christ. This definitely needs to be my husband this week. I'm getting to a very hormonal and exhausting stage of this pregnancy, and I'm definitely not as nice as I should be. I got confused yesterday when he was trying to have me do something, and I just get grouchy and frustrated easily when that happens :( This week I will be trying to speak to and treat him the way Christ would; Heaven knows He had more on His plate than an easy pregnancy and was still kind to everyone! I can try and do the same to at least the person I love most on this earth. I can try and be a better disciple this week.
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