What Are We Doing?

When we are asked to become like Jesus and live how He did, and imitate Him, in our mind of minds, how are we thinking we are going to do that? I know how technically, having a relationship with Him, reading His Word, praying, being alone with God. Any spiritual discipline you can think of. But I'm not talking about that.

What did Jesus do? RIGHT? Isn't that the question?

He was in RELATIONSHIPS. His whole Ministry was based on relationships He had with people. He couldn't be who He was alone, could He? He of course had His alone time, and we need that too, but the very basis of Jesus' life was lived WITH PEOPLE.
We know too that we are to have Community in the body of believers. Paul talks about this relentlessly. I think if we thought in "smaller" terms first, we would be more successful at this, and the lack of community wouldn't plaque us the way it does. It wouldn't seem so difficult to attain.

We won't be able TO LIVE OUT our life in Christ if we aren't doing relationship with others. First our spouse, then our children if we have them, and then other believers and friends. And also the needy, the poor, and with the widow.

No it's not easy to maintain relationships, we have jobs, we have homes to maintain, we have everyday modern day demands. But why not back up a little bit and focus on having relationships and nurturing them? Giving us a CHANCE to BE Jesus to people and to live out who we are IN HIM. How are we suppose to be imitating Christ if we aren't in relationship with others?

What can we do to find relationships? Wait until we "connect" with someone or have chemistry with them? I use to think so. But not so much anymore. I think we need to make an effort to get involved somewhere in the church, or reach out to someone personally. There are opportunities everywhere, we just aren't making the time!

If you want to follower Jesus and consider yourself a disciple, well then do what He did, get into relationships with people, so you can imitate Him, and put all you've learned, all the ways you've grown. Show the world your fruit.

We can not live with the confines of ourselves, that is the fasted way to destruction. It might seem easier to live that way, but it simply is not. There is no way you can be like Christ and not be in relationships with people.