Excellent Difference

The infrequent times Mr. Bill has been out of town, home just isn't the same. Actually, it’s quite different. Naturally, there are some notably positive differences: to actually hold the remote myself, not slip on hunting magazines left in the bathroom floor, not having to share a can of cashews. The differences, however, are noticed mostly in the absence of "Mr. Bill" sounds – the squeaking of his rocker-recliner, his trying to upstage the weather man, and the sound of velcro on his shoes. Yes, home is quite different in his absence.

Often I wonder if my life is different because of Christ. Ephesians 5:8 says, " ... walk as children of light." Does my life light the way to Christ; just what do others see in me? If what they see resembles the rest of the world, oh me! We live and work in a I've-got-my-rights-and-you-better-not-forget-it world and when people forget, the knee jerk response is to bow up and declare. That’s not Christ's way! He came to show us a "more excellent way." That's what our walk and our talk should be to an unbelieving world – an excellent difference!