This is true. The way we see God will impact those around us and will impact how effective we are in our ministries because what we believe effects our actions and our actions do speak louder than our words. Consider the following . . .
- If we say knowing and loving God gives us great joy, yet we are cranky and joyless, the children and adults around us will not really believe us.
- If we say God gives grace and yet we are people who do not forgive and who do not show grace in the way we interact with others, the children and adults around us will not really believe us.
- If we say God is the most important One in our lives and we can trust Him, yet we are focused on getting more things and trying to solve our problems ourselves, the children and adults around us will not really believe us.
If others think Christians are these things, then clearly we have a wrong view of God and have failed to represent Him to others accurately.
It matters how we see God and it matters how we represent Him to others. We have to be sure we live what we believe. How do you see God?
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