The World is Watching You

I am loving 1 Timothy 4 right now, specifically 4:6-16 (this is the Message translation):

"You've been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you'll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we've thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We're banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers.
Get the word out. Teach all these things. And don't let anyone put you down because you're young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. Stay at your post reading Scripture, giving counsel, teaching. And that special gift of ministry you were given when the leaders of the church laid hands on you and prayed—keep that dusted off and in use. "

God commands us to "Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity" (NLT). Francesca Battistelli puts it so beautifully in her song, "It's Your Life." She sings, "It’s your life-What you gonna do? The world is watching you. Every day, the choices you make say what you are and who your heart beats for." Are we living in a way that makes it obvious who our hearts beat for? If you were looking at your life from the outside, would you be able to tell that you are claimed by the Lord and breathing every breath in His name? Our lives have been bought by the blood of Jesus Christ. He died an excruciating death for us. It's about time for us to start living our lives for him. If we are going to say we're Christians, we have to have the actions to back it up. So, what are we waiting for?