Look Up, Not Down

Do People Look Up To Us?

Have you ever felt that someone was always looking down on you?  Maybe you felt short, young, or inexperienced.  You just wished there was something you could do to change the way others look at you.  Well, there is something you can do!

1 Timothy 4:12:  “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

Paul tells Timothy not to let anyone look down upon him because he is a youth; instead, they should look up to him because of how he lives!  Whether we are young or old, short or tall, a babe in Christ or a maturing Christian, we should conduct ourselves in such a way that people look up to us.

Are we setting a Christ-like example with our words, our conduct, our love, our spirit, our faith, and our purity? Does our conduct cause others look down upon us, or do they look up to us? Are we being a good role model?