Monday, January 10, 2011

1 Peter 3 talks a lot about the character of a believer. Peter is describing the ways in which a believer should live, act, etc.

For wives, [that includes me!] I should be submissive, pure, reverent, beauty should come from within, gentle and quiet spirit, hope is in God; all of these things describe a holy woman.

Peter also calls us to be like-minded (with other believers), be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble, repay evil with blessing, and to be ready to answer questions about our faith with gentleness and respect.

Man, whoever said being a Christian was easy had no idea!
It is crazy to me that everyday I fail in one [or more!] of these characteristics. How often do I fail to submit to Manny, rarely am I gentle or quiet in spirit, pure-fail, reverent-rarely, humble-no, sympathetic-so often I judge first...

Lord, please keep these words, these characteristics on my heart so that I may be sickly aware of my sin and my need for a Savior. I long to be holy in your sight.