BE AN EXAMPLE YOURSELF
And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.(Titus 2:7 NLT)
A father asks his son out loud: – “Can’t you listen to what I’m saying?” -The child answers his dad: – “Daddy, it’s just that what you do speaks so loudly that it won’t let me hear what you’re saying” Ouch !!
This means, for example, that a father may tell his children what to do, but in the end they will do what they see him do. We multiply in what we are, not in what we teach.
BE OF EXAMPLE.
And you yourself must be an example to them… (Titus 2:7 NLT)
This speaks of modeling some behavior. We are role models. Other people see us and say: “Oh, this is how you combine those winter clothes”, “this is how you use a brush to paint a house”, or “this is how a husband should treat his wife and their children.
And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.(Titus 2:7 NLT)
To be continued….
Think about it:
What do your children see in you or your disciples?
Are you giving a good example?
Do you live by what you teach the rest?