Be a Model

You don’t need long legs and a flawless appearance to be a model.  You just need to care about the people who care about you.  Often times we only think of ourselves, what we feel like or don’t feel like doing; what we want or do not want.  All around us, we are taught to look out for Numero Uno.  We should certainly be conscious of what is best for ourselves, but we should not neglect the impact our lives have on others.  Someone is always watching, even when you don’t think they are.  A younger cousin, a sister, a distant friend, a stranger, all with eyes on you to see who you are and what you are doing.  I’m not trying to make you paranoid, just aware. 

Be good to one another.  It’s alright to go out of your way to help someone else.  Live for something or someone other than yourself.  Be a model friend, a model woman, a model man, a model parent, a model child, a model co-worker, a model boss.  It isn’t always about you.  Someone else may be blessed by seeing you handle a situation with love.  Someone else may be blessed by overhearing your gentle words to your child.  Someone else may be blessed by seeing you walk with your head high and a smile on your face. “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”  Matthew 5:16

“Don’t think only of your own good. Think of other Christians and what is best for them.”

1 Corinthians 10:24 (NLT)