There is a book by a famous preacher guy called Bill Hybels and the book is called “Who You Are When No One’s Looking”. The book is pretty amazing but the title alone is probably challenging enough. It asks the same question Paul asks at the beginning of today’s passage. When you are at college and there is no one from Church around who are you? How do you treat others? When you are at school and your parents are not around, how do you talk about others? And trust me, you’re not alone in struggling with this. Your parents, those guys at Church, your youth leader and yes even the pastor, struggle being the same person they are in Church, when they are at work. Why? Because it’s hard to do the right thing by God all the time. Doing the right thing, does not mean being boring, it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, and it certainly doesn’t mean that you’re soft and can get pushed around. Being Jesus like when no one is looking, is about trying your hardest to do what Jesus would do. It’s about not giving up when you mess up. It’s about going back and saying sorry when you did mess up. It’s about, making sure next time is different. WWJD badges and bracelets might seem a bit corny or even un-cool, but the whole WWJD concept is a great help, when no one is looking. Next time no one is looking ask yourself that simple question, really “What Would Jesus Do?”
