I was at Starbucks this morning looking forward to enjoying a large black Pike Place coffee and lemon pound cake. It was a perfect day to sit out on the patio but all the tables were full except one by the sidewalk.
Eagerly getting there, I found out why because it was sadly filthy with wadded up napkins, discarded coffee lids and a line of some sticky liquid mixed with crumbs. Grabbing a wad of napkins it only took just a few seconds to wipe everything clean and toss it all into the trash.
In the Boy Scouts we were taught to 'always leave somewhere cleaner than we found it" and it would not have taken that much effort for the previous patrons to have done the same. This got me thinking - "Why didn't they take the time to do that?" And it also raised another question of "What were those people taught to act this way?" which led to an even bigger question of "How are people taught To Live Their Lives?"
In today's anything-goes world, it seems that most people make up their own rules about life, living, and how to act, speak and behave. Rather than being guided by any defined 'teaching', they just Do Their Own Thing with no thought as to how it affects others. Most importantly, they never consider how their actions might affect THEMSELVES.
Psalm 19:8 puts it this way;
"The commandments of the LORD are… clear, giving insight for living."
What the Bible teaches always lead us in the right direction. It consistently teaches us to live a life that is honorable, respectful, and considerate. When we imitate God in everything we do, we take on HIS character, and by practicing courtesy we make the world a bit better for everyone.
So friend, imitate Christ in your life. Learn from HIM and take on HIS character and act as HE would act. In small things, Christ would have cleaned off that table, and by HIS TEACHING, we can do even greater things.
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