People Are Watching

Every Christian has a story to tell of what God has done for them, a personal testimony. People can challenge what you believe, but they cannot deny the impact Jesus Christ has made on your life. Make no mistake about it: it is a profound witness for God when people see your life radically changing after you have made a commitment to Christ.

We need to recognize that as Christians, we are constantly being watched. When people find out you are a believer, they are going to start watching you. The first time you open your briefcase and take out your Bible, the first time you bow your head to pray for your meal, people will be watching you. They want to see if you practice what you preach. They want to see whether you are legitimate, whether you are the real thing.

Now if you are, then it will drive them crazy. Nothing torments an unbeliever more than a changed life and consistency. But if they find hypocrisy and shortcomings and inconsistency in your life, they can conveniently hang their unbelief and doubt on those things.

I came to put my faith in Jesus Christ because of the consistent witness of a group of Christians on my high school campus. They really lived their faith. They had smiles on their faces and joy in their hearts. They intrigued me. They interested me. I found them consistent. And it was that very consistency that drew me to a Christian meeting. No one invited me. I went by myself, and I gave my life to Christ.

We as Christians are representatives of the Most High God. It does matter what impression we make on others, because we are being watched.