We Are What We Love

Where do kids get their quirks and mannerisms?  Some of it is obviously written into their DNA which accounts for the fact that vastly different kids can come from the same parents.  The rest...I have to believe is learned behavior.  You've heard it before, "He/She is a chip off the old block!"  In my neck of the woods I usually hear that phrase when my kids have mirrored one of my negative characteristics.

Can that phrase be turned around and used positively?  Let me put it like Colton, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."  Colton is saying essentially, we act like the person we want to be.  Go to any little league field or hang out in a middle school hallway.  Kids act like their favorite sports figures and celebrities, all to often imitating their stupidity.  We become what we idolize! Come to think of it, isn't idolatry a form of worship?

What about our relationship with Christ?  While loving Christ cannot be categorized as idolatry, can imitating Christ be considered worship?  I think yes and I think it goes beyond consideration.  Let me rephrase Colton, Imitating Christ is the highest form of worship!  We are what we love!

A Man and His God

Here is a statement to ponder and dialogue about:  

Who, how and when a man worships determines everything about his life!

As I look into the lives of biblical characters and read the Scriptures associated with them: Adam (Gen. 3:15), Abraham (Gen. 12:1-8), Moses (Ex. 12:1-28), Isaiah (Is. 6:1-5), and the early Church (Acts 2), what can men learn about commitment to worship that will provide a foundation for our family and roots for our relationships?

Scripture couldn't be more clear in Romans 12:1-2 - "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."  - that worship is about a man's entire being.  

The result is transformation from worldy-mindedness and proof of God's will which is demonstrated in our lives.

So what do you think?