It sounds very true, but how does that actually play out? What does a Christian look like?
The reason I'm thinking about that is this: On Wednesday, one of my Japanese classmates asked what I was doing for easter. I said something about how my cousin and his girlfriend were coming over, so we'd probably spend time with them. I didn't mention church because I guess to me that's a given? I don't think of that as anything out of the ordinary?
Later he gave me a small (orange!!) card and said he knew I was probably busy, but would I consider coming to his church?
Now, I thought that was pretty
1. it is SO cool that he is willing to invite someone to church. I have never done such a thing. You go, dude.
2. it seems that my Christianity is not an obvious, blaring siren above my head. (then again, nothing about me is really a blaring siren?)
Maybe if I talked more or if people knew me better it'd come out some. But I'm so un-talkative that other people tend to lead the conversations that I do have, and usually they're not about God things? My personality is not very compatible with projecting any sort of image. I would suspect when people see me, this is what they see:
a) quiet
b) draws
c) fashion sense that teeters between amateur and terrible
None of those are particularly Christian (or non-christian!)
One thing you'll hear a lot is that you can stand out by the things you DON'T do. For example, I don't dress provocatively. I don't swear, and I don't talk trash about people and all that.
See, the thing is though, there are also non-christians who are "good people." and there are legit Christians who still struggle with those things.
So HOW ON EARTH is someone supposed to know by your actions that you're a Christian?
Well, I guess you could wear a T-shirt that says "team Jesus" or something. But to be honest I'm not into a lot of Christian T-shirts (especially the ones who try to make Christianity look like pop culture).
This question really is open ended. I don't have an answer.
How does a quiet, mild mannered citizen show herself to be a Jesus follower? How does anyone?
Oooh this is something I've been thinking about too. How does one be a Christian without being blatantly obnoxious, but still faithful and people can see that you are one? I might write a blog post that bounces off this one, if that's okay, because it's been something I've been struggling with as well.
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