My wife used to say that the internet is evil. It is true that you don’t have to search long to find any form of evil imaginable. My experience has been that God can, and does, use it for His glory and our good. So many times I have started a blog post with something from my FaceBook time line and today is no exception, although it is somewhat unique. I sat down yesterday to write my blog,but had no topic in mind. I prayed for a topic with no reply from God. This morning, I found this on my time line titled “Thought for the Day” with no source shown. I know the source and I’m sure you do too.
“I am thankful for the difficult people in my life. They have taught me exactly who I do not want to be.” There are positive and negative role models. The difference is how we perceive them. Twin boys were raised by an alcoholic father after their mother died. One grew up to be an alcoholic and when asked why he drank he replied that he watched his father. His brother grew up never drinking a sip of alcoholic drink and when asked why he also replied that he watched his father. Was the father a positive or negative role model? It depends on which brother you ask.
Satan always tries to get us to set the person we admire and try to emulate on a pedestal to worship them instead of God. We must always remember that Jesus Christ is the only perfect person in whom we can both admire and worship, because He is the only access to our heavenly Father.
I want to leave you with a question. Are you a positive role model to those around you? God knows. Ask Him.