Sombody's watching me

I read from 1 Peter 2 today. A couple things struck me.

There is this theme that people are watching you. Well - they are. I remember in management class being told that the managers, directors, and big heads in the room always have eyes on them. Their employees are looking at them to see how they respond to news (both good and bad). How they respond helps set the tone for the room and how the news is received in general.

I am an extremely passionate extrovert. I blurt out emotions at movies, I explode with rage when there is injustice to my family or friends, I love from the heart, I sing off key and dance without rhythm.

So - Peter starts off with the recommendation to crave spiritual milk. I never thought about this in terms of a baby entering life. They could care less about the riches and passions of this world. All they want is sustaining goodness. Later, Peter reminds us not to chase the riches and passions of this world. He says it wages war inside us. Rather, we should live upright lives so that any accusation brought against us would not stand.

"Live upright lives." What does that mean? Well, that is the trick isn't it. I go back to Galations 5:22-23, which says that against love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control, there is no law.

Therefore, I need to continue to be passionate about the things that demonstrate goodness, but I also need to be more patient and self controlled when someone calls a foul on my kid on the soccer field.

Because, people are watching and they need to know that God is working on me.