My True Brother

Once a month all the young adult small group Bible study groups meet and have a large meeting. We have been going through a study by Tim Keller. In this particular session, he recounted the story of the prodigal sons. In the end he called Christ our True older brother...this got my mind thinking about my brother in light of this. You see my brother is nine years older than me. He has always been one that I've looked up to and desired to be like. Athletic, strong, confident, and successful at what he attempts. When he got a Mustang when he was 15, I wanted one too, when he got a Jeep, I wanted one too. Even after I became a Christian, I realized, I still wanted to be like my brother, or at least wanted his approval. One thing I love to do is work out and try to take care of my body, I think this may have originated in trying to be more like my brother. One thing I have never done like my brother is how he has had many many girl friends. But I did notice a while back, probably 2 or 3 years ago, is that even when choosing a girl that I found attractive, I wanted my brother to approve. Even if he never knew, I would imagine what his response would be to her. But now, I realize that I have a True Older Brother, who I truly want to imitate. I also want to do what pleases him, and take actions He would approve of, because I already have his approval!