What Will They Think?

Hello my name is Jasper, praise the Lord.

Some people often make the statement "I don't care what the next person thinks of me". They may say "it doesn't matter what people think of me when I'm dead and gone". But I feel that it does matter what people think of you. I was one who used to boldly say "I don't care what people think, I'm going to do what I want to do regardless", but as I've gotten older I began to realize it matters a great deal what people think of you. It's a good feeling when you can enter into a room and everyone is glad to see you, or when people go out of their way to do something special for you. It should make you feel good when a friend, or even a stranger, does something for you that they don't have to do but they do it out of love and concern for you. You cannot get people to feel that way about you unless you carry yourself in a certain way. We all have moments where we are short tempered or we get irritated about something. We all have moments where we may say or do something we later on regret. But we all are just human and we make mistakes, but we learn from them. We learn to apologize for our shortcomings and we move on. When I leave this world I would like to think that when people think of me they will think of good times- they will think of things I did to try to help them or someone have a better day. Having the word of God within me helps to keep me calm, gives me peace, and causes me to express love and concern for others. No I'm not perfect, no one is. But when you give your life to the Lord, when people see you they should also see Him. I'm often concerned about what people think of me because they should see first the spirit of Christ that lives within me. When you live a Christ-like lifestyle things change for you. People feel good when they're around you, the Christ in you spills over onto them. Sometimes you ask yourself "what will people think of me when I leave this world?" Will some be glad that you're gone? Will some reflect on the fond memories of you? When I leave this world I hope that I leave a happy impression on people. When they think of me they will smile and remember that I tried to help them along the way. I tried to be a positive element in their life. I would like to think that they often saw the Christ in me, and not the real Jasper. So I urge you to take time and reflect on this. When I'm dead and gone, what will they think?

My name is Jasper, love and peace be with you.