Today I ran about a thousand errands. Maybe more than that. I was in and out of stores, a restaurant, driving all over town. I tried my best to be polite to the cashiers, waiter, even those other drivers.
As I returned home a thought struck me. I was nicer to those strangers today than I have been sometimes to my own family. I'm glad I was kind and patient today, don't get me wrong. I hope that those who looked at me today saw not me, but Jesus.
But it also saddened me a bit to know that sometimes my family gets the worst of me just because they are my family. My family doesn't always look at me and see Jesus. Sometimes they see me with a frown, a short temper or plain old rudeness. I remember to say 'please' and 'thank you' to complete strangers but not always to those who are nearest and dearest to me.
So my prayer today is that the Lord continue to remind me of this. To continue to show the world the love of Jesus. Outside my home as well as in it.
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