"May those who love you rejoice when they see me."

A good question to ask one's self is, "How do other people feel when they see me, meet me, or hear from me?"

The reason this is a good question is that its answer reflects the impact we have on others. It reflects how they see the Lord Jesus in our lives; indeed, in our very presence.

It is also a good thing, therefore, to dip the stick of our effectiveness for Christ into the oil of our spirituality.

Ask ourselves plainly, "Do people see Jesus in me? Or do they see something else?"

Let me suggest how others most certainly see Jesus in you. Let me suggest how, when others see you, they will be happy.

If when they see you, or someone like you, they say to themselves, "This person loves me. This person makes me feel loved, accepted and affirmed." That is how Jesus makes them feel.

That is how I want others to feel when they see me. I want them to feel loved. They will never see God's love for them where I am concerned, unless they first see that I love them.

-- PDM

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