My good friend Jonathan Spainhour wrote something lately that really got me thinking about what my actions reveal:
The reflection of the heart is the action of the body.
It’s challenging because we quite often hear that it’s what’s in the heart that counts, but how can we know what is in the heart? I think that Jonathan nailed it on the head with that quote, we know what is in the heart by looking at what comes out of it, including:
- Our Language
- How we treat others
- How we react in challenging situations
- What we do when no one is looking
So we can tell what is in someone’s heart, including my own, by looking at their actions. What is in our heart comes out in our actions. No matter how good of a “mask” we put on, if people watch our actions and the “fruit” that comes out of our life they will get a reflection of what is in our hearts.
When people look at me and my life what do they see?
- When I get confronted, how do I react?
- When I’m disciplining our kids, what do they see?
- When I have been wronged, what do they see in my response?
- When people look at how I spend my money, do they see what I value?
When people look at your life, what does it reveal about your heart?
Are we reflecting Christ in our actions, or do our actions reveal the lack of Christ’s redeeming power in our lives? How well are we representing Christ here on Earth?
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I think that this article shows more about your heart than
you may think. The fact that you allowed a simple facebook status
to impact you in such a way, reveals much about your heart to learn
and grow and to continue to be sanctified into the likeness of
Jesus. You are a good man Bill and I have a new place for you
should you come for a visit in T’ville.