So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2, NRSV)
Who do you imitate?
Or better yet, who imitates you?
Even if you don’t have any children, you have someone who imitates you.
Someone who looks up to you.
Someone who imitates your moves, your actions.
Someone who looks to you for how to react to a given event…
And how do you lead them?
The writer of Ephesians tells us to speak the truth, and to not let anger lead us to sin. We have to at all times speak the truth and not make up stories to get our way. Because if we are imitating God, then it is not about our way,but His way.
We will speak His truth and do what He has called us to do.
So how are you leading your mini me, and what do you use as a guide to lead you?
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