Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with razor-sharpened focus:

“Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.”
(3 John 1:11)

I needed to hear this, Jesus.

There’s too much pride in me.
I don’t like to imitate anybody.

I long to be unique
do things nobody else has done.

But this isn’t a suggestion, is it?

It’s a command.
You’re telling me:

Imitate what is good!

Is this why You put so much good right under my nose so I can’t miss it?

as an example for me to follow?
a template I can use to get me started?
the launching pad I need to propel me upward?

Often that’s the hardest thing of all, isn’t it:

Liftoff.

Once I’m airborne it’s a lot easier to check out the lay of the land from way up there

to branch out by faith and discover

how to put my one-of-a-kind spin on it.

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2 Kings 14:3; John 13:12-17; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10; 1 Timothy 1:15-16; 1 Timothy 4:11-12; Titus 2:6-7

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.