We have been doing quite a bit of work in our backyard lately. Tonight Dad got out the backhoe to help get the ground ready for the grass we are putting in, and our little foster boy, "R", got to help him. As "R" was riding on the backhoe he was very excited. Every time he works with Dad he is happy. The more and more time he spends helping Dad, the more he likes to act like him. He often tells us, "Bye guys! I'm going to work!" he then will pretend to work and tell us the name of the tools he is using, reminding us that Dad uses those same tools at his job. "R" tries to act like Dad a lot of the time, especially the more he is with him.
That got me thinking: the more and more time we spend with Jesus the more we can act like Him. If “R” didn't know what our dad liked and did, how could he mimic him? In the same way, the more time we spend with Jesus the more we will be able to act like Him. I will never be perfect, I am very, very far from that, but I do know that the more time I spend in God's word, prayer, and praise I find myself able to be a better example for Christ. I struggle time and again with giving my all to Jesus rather than just going thru the motions without the true submisive heart that Christ desires from us. We need to come to Christ as "R" comes to Dad, with a believing chlidlike heart. In Luke 18:16 (New King James Version) it says "But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God."
~Momo
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