D.W.J.S.D.

My (earthly) father, 1958

“Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to find out and do whatever the Lord wants you to.” (Eph. 5:17 Life Application Bible for Students)

            Do you remember the W.W.J.D. (What would Jesus do) bracelets that were so popular several years ago? I thought of a new saying that would revolutionize and totally transform our world if obeyed: D.W.J.S.D. (Do what Jesus said do!).

            When your husband acts unloving: D.W.J.S.D. (“be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives…pure and respectful behavior.” 1 Peter 3:1-2)

            When your wife is disrespectful: D.W.J.S.D. (“husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her” Eph. 5:25).

            When someone tells a lie about you: D.W.J.S.D. (“be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you” Eph. 4:32).

            When you'd like to wring your children's sweet little necks: D.W.J.S.D. (do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” Eph. 6:4).

            Get the point?

            Father God knows best, and His ways work! So, today, when something happens or someone does something that makes us feel hurt, disappointed, frustrated, judgmental, critical, sad, or mad as a hornet, let’s D.W.J.S.D! Let's find out and do what Jesus said do! It could change our lives! It could change our families! It could change the world!