Is Jesus shaping your life?

This is Melissa, and today I wanted to talk to you. Have you ever noticed how the people that we hang out with or that we're with on a regular basis start to change the way that we sometimes talk, or we pick up certain traits or attitudes that they have? And sometimes this is great, and sometimes it's not so great. And if any of you have children, then you're really going to be able to relate to this. I know when my kids get new friends or start hanging out with somebody new that I can really start to pick up the nuances in their attitude. And you can really see it's great when they're hanging out with someone who influences them in a good way, but you can really tell when someone's influencing them with things that aren't so great. Sometimes it can be certain phrases that they say, certain attitudes. And I know for me, when I work with a new coworker or someone that you're spending a lot of time with, I'll find myself saying things that they say. I'll pick up phrases with them. And the really interesting things with kids is you do start to notice the bad behaviors they pick up. But what really gets you is when you start to notice your own mannerisms coming out in them. And sometimes it's your good qualities, but it will really get you as a mama or a daddy when you see your bad qualities coming out in your kids. And it really hones and brings home to the fact that who we're with shapes us. People influence us, and they shape us. And if someone looks at your life, is there a Jesus-size shape in your life? By the way that we act, the way we speak, the things we do, our attitude. If someone, if you didn't tell them that you were a Christian or a believer, and they just observed you, would they be able to know that you spent a lot of time with Jesus? Because if we're spending time with Jesus, then he is going to shape us, and we are going to pick up his characteristics. And I don't know about you, but I want to have a bigger size Jesus influence and shape in my life. And so I hope that you will join me, and we will share more of these devotions, and we will come closer and spread the love of Jesus Christ.