Imitate Him

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, which is probably true. Thankfully, I don't have anyone trying to imitate me. Well, they don't mimic my good qualities anyway. I have seen times in my life when I have tried to imitate others. Whether it was a singer, an athlete, a movie star, a profession, I would try to act like, to imitate, those I "admired".

In today's society, we have a lot of people imitating a lot of bad examples. It was no different when I was younger, we just didn't take it as far. And, listen, I am not passing judgement in any way, shape, form, or fashion. Why? Because the truth is, I should be imitating some far less and I should be imitating the One A LOT more.

Today's word is Ephesians 5:1, NASB, which reads, "Therefore be imitators of GOD, as beloved children."

We all know that our children will imitate us; all the wrong habits and hang ups anyway. I have seen myself in our two children more times than I care to count, and SELDOM is it something that I think, "Wow, that is me." No, usually, it is , "Oh no, that is me." The point is, though, we imitate the ones that we admire or that we love, and who should we admire or love more than JESUS?

I want to work on my imitations. I want to be more like JESUS in everything that I do. I have a long ways to go but, if I truly work on it and really try, I know I can improve. Imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery. I want to work on flattering my SAVIOR. I want to imitate Him.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T