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Imitating God
dymond phillips • May 30, 2017
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children~ Ephesians 5:1
Imitate// to take or follow as a model. As Children of God or women & men of God, we are supposed to imitate God. Be light & live in His truth.
If I were told a few years ago, that to be a Christian meant imitating God, I probably would've been super stressed out, confused & ignore that God was calling me for a complete study & transformation by Him. Thank God that His time is always perfect. He knew I wouldn't have been mature back then to truly work to imitate Him & be transformed by His Word. So He waited until I turned 17- or until this year, for Him to completely call me to live the way He planned for me to live. And the way He has called for those who love & trust Him is all conveniently stored in The Bible.
His Word is full of so much wisdom, knowledge & is full access into His truth. It's repetitive but that's what makes it so much better. God reveals Himself & His plans & Will to those who truly seek Him. He doesn't hide anything away from His followers. He reveals the Good, Bad, Ugly. The how to & the not to live as sons & daughters of Christ.
Everyday lately I've been making it a mission to just follow in His footsteps. By being compassionate, loving, understanding. Forgiving others the way I'd want God to forgive me. Enduring poor treatment & tough times because I know He'll be pleased to see me suffering for doing right than for doing wrong. Keeping my faith through tough times- this year has had so many even though I told myself that it'd be my best year. Which in all honesty, it has been. Only because God has been in every situation and He's teaching & raising me into the woman of God He planned for me to be before I were even placed in my mother's womb. Don't get me wrong, imitation is NOT easy. Although the "how-to" lies right on the pages of the Bible, Instill slip up and no doubt will always have slip ups. Thankfully God knows I am human & make mistakes so He's always ready to forgive me and never withholds His teachings from the ones that seriously crave spiritual growth through the Good News (His Word).
It seems the more I learn about Him & His truth, the more He tests me. which I'm very appreciative of because I know that He's trusting that His teachings aren't going to waste with me, but instead are truly producing amazing results. slowly but surely I am becoming less of me and more of God, all because I chose to imitate Him & live in His Truth.
~A'Jhane Taylor: A seventeen year old Christian young woman who's always growing & learning by His Truth.
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