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TITLE: Living Copyright Clauses | Previous Challenge Entry
By Victoria Catron
07/31/13
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Joey, who is a blonde haired blue eyed five year old, looked at his two year old sister Renee, who looks a great deal like him, with disgust. He then came running to his older cousin who cared for them during a part of each week. "Bethy, Renee won't stop copying what I'm doing! Tell her to stop!"

Bethy smiled at him and shook her head. "Joey, Renee likes you a lot so that's why she's copying you. She wants to be like you. It's a good thing."

"Well, I don't like it!"

"Joey, you did and sometimes still do the same thing to James." His brown haired blue eyed seven year old brother readily agreed. "I'm not going to tell her to stop." Joey looked at Bethy with some disgust and went back to playing his made-up game. He didn't say anymore to Bethy about Renee's copycat actions but instead became boss in the game.

Every person on this earth is a living example for something to someone. While Bethy agreed at the moment that Renee's copying Joey was a good thing that isn't always the case. It works the same way in our Christian lives. Hebrews 11 KJV gives us what many refer to as the Hall of the Faithful or the Heroes of Faith. Reading the list will give us a pretty good idea that while they may be very good examples of following God they were also humans that had problems with sin. They were normal, average people. God made and was the difference!

Often I've heard or even experienced the idea that the Bible characters are untouchable when it comes to Christians today living similarly. Yet in James 5:13-20 KJV we are given insight into how God has continued to work in His followers. Verse 17 specifically points out that "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are." What it really comes down to is whether we will yield our lives to God or whether we will obey our flesh (Romans 6:15-19 KJV).

It's not only good to have an example in the faith/mentor but it's also what God desires as several places in the New Testament plainly state. Sometimes as adults we still have the tendency not to want people to copy us, especially when we think in terms of the individualism and/or the idea of originality that is touted in American culture. I'm not saying that either one of those things are bad in and of themselves but humans are pretty good at taking them to the extreme in one way or another. As an example read the copyright clauses in several books. You might be surprised at the extent of activities covered in them. Now take a look at yourself and the copyright clauses you have intentionally or unintentionally written into your life. What kind of example are you?

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