1 Peter 2:11-12 (The Message) Friends, this world is not your home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they'll be won over to God's side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
The key to this passage for me is to always let others see you behaving properly. I do my best to present myself as Jesus with skin on. We are the only Jesus some people see. We cannot pay attention to what they may say or do because if they are speaking or acting out then we need to remember that Holy Spirit is working on them. Their actions are not against you but against God. When you see them doing those things know it really is not personally against you. Be faithful to the true teachings of the Bible. Live like they are captive in the world and you are trying to lead them out. They will not believe what you are telling them about Christ if they see you walking in sin. If you want someone to know Jesus then you cannot merely tell them they have to see you living like Him.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
