I Need What You Have

“I Need What You 

“You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:14-16 MSG

One morning I was sitting in the living room. I was doing some work on the laptop when my son Bryce came in. He looked at me and said, “I need what you have.”

When he said it my immediate response was to jokingly say, “Why, of course you do!” For some reason, I just haven’t been able to shake this statement. The statement pierced me!

I have sat and pondered this for quite awhile. Wondering what message God had in this simple statement. The question that came to my mind was this. Am I living my life in a way that people will look at me and say “I need what you have”? Do they notice a difference in me and how I live my life? Do they see Jesus when they look at me?

1 Peter 2:11-12 MSG says:

“Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.”

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Reading these verses made me stop and look at how I live my life. It made me wonder, “How does my life look different from others?” Am I living an honorable life? Am I doing beautiful works for God? Am I winning others over to Christ?

I’m not just talking about when we are at church. I’m talking about when we are at home. When we go into the grocery store. When we are driving down the road. When we encounter a stranger.

When there is no one around that we think we know, would someone look at us and know there was something different about us? Would they NEED what we have? Do we shine Jesus to those around us?

Ladies, the greatest compliment any one of us can receive is for someone to look at us, see Jesus and say “I need what you have!”

This has challenged me and has caused me to do an evaluation on how I live my life. I hope it challenges you too! Ladies, let’s live our lives in a way that others will say “I need what you have!”
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Music For You:

* Let Them See You by Colton Dixon