The Happy Days and the Ones That Aren'tSample

To truly follow Jesus means we must live counter-culturally. This doesn’t just mean standing out or being unique; it means living in a way that looks backward to the rest of the world. We are meant to imitate Jesus, and we can do that by associating with the humble, the outcasts, the hurting, and those society looks down on. We don’t do this just when it’s convenient or easy. We do this to be with people, which isn’t always comfortable. It requires vulnerability and risk, the opposite of our society telling us to save face and keep everything together. But to live with Christlike humility means to show up for others no matter who they are.

This week, the challenge is to do that! How can you show up for someone in need around you in a way that’s counter-cultural to what the world might tell you to do?