That's right, you're a living, breathing, letter - walking around for people to read. Just as my essays are published on this site, available to anyone who is interested enough to read them - your life (conveyed in your words and actions) is available to all with whom you are acquainted or by whom you are observed.

So whatever actions or Words you use become a testament to everyone of what Jesus is in your life. In effect, you are an ambassador for Jesus, responsible not only to yourself for your actions and words and their subsequent consequences, but responsible to those who are watching you or who are listening to you.

Just as Paul wrote His epistles to the Romans and Corinthians and Ephesians, you are writing epistles about your relationship with Jesus to your friends and family, your community, and ultimately, your children.

So you need to watch yourself and listen to yourself. Ask yourself often, "What am I saying? Am I speaking words that God would want me to speak? What am I doing? Am I doing those things which Jesus would want me to do?" Ask yourself, either consciously or subconsciously, "Am I being the Blessing to others that God intended me to be?"

Merrellee Moore © May 1999