Sometimes it feels like somebody's watching Me!

As a christian man, I have to understand that I am always being watched. I tell people to do this and to do that because it is right. I tell people that they have to have faith before God can reveal to you what HE can really do. I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I have to remember that somebody is always watching me. No matter how much I want to do this or do that I have to remember what I "preached" and walk the talk. I recently was put in the position to forgive someone and as bad as I was hurting, I thought to myself what would Jesus do. I talk all the time about not being able to get into heaven with a grudge or Jesus forgave those who killed him. When it was my turn to forgive, I had no choice but to do the Lord's will or become a hypocrite and I was not going out like that. I sucked up my hurt feelings and forgave that person and I do not feel the pain that I was feeling anymore. You must remember that if you are going to talk the talk, then you better be ready to walk the walk because you never know who is watching you. That person that is watching you could be that person on the edge of his belief not know what direction to go in and you could be that deciding factor. If it feels like somebody's watching you, then guess what, they probably are.

1 Corinthians 8: 10-13

10For instance, say you flaunt your freedom by going to a banquet thrown in honor of idols, where the main course is meat sacrificed to idols. Isn't there great danger if someone still struggling over this issue, someone who looks up to you as knowledgeable and mature, sees you go into that banquet? The danger is that he will become terribly confused—maybe even to the point of getting mixed up himself in what his conscience tells him is wrong.

11 -13Christ gave up his life for that person. Wouldn't you at least be willing to give up going to dinner for him—because, as you say, it doesn't really make any difference? But it does make a difference if you hurt your friend terribly, risking his eternal ruin! When you hurt your friend, you hurt Christ. A free meal here and there isn't worth it at the cost of even one of these "weak ones." So, never go to these idol-tainted meals if there's any chance it will trip up one of your brothers or sisters.

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