A common comment of non-believers can be along the lines of "Your life doesn't appear to be any better off than mine. You have the same daily problems and face the same struggles. Why would I want what you have?" And, fact is, on the surface, they appear to have a point. However, what the transformed life gains is much deeper -- soul work.

Here are a few things that I thought of that Christian lives can naturally gain or reflect. Some of these are qualities and traits that, yes, the non-believer can reflect as well but it is my thought that, with the life transformed in Christ, these things emanate on a supernatural level, as an outpouring of God's love and grace through us.

Please feel free to weigh in with any thoughts you may have! This topic is pretty fascinating to me.

Forgiveness for those things in our past that make us wince.

Grace for the fact that we're still subject to human frailties.

Peace that overpowers our lives even in tumultuous times.

Grace for the guy who cuts you off in traffic or slows down the line at WalMart.

Compassion, love, and respect for the hurting.

A desire to help the hurting of this world, at our own sacrifice.

Realization that we're all equal though we have different paradigms.

Desire to celebrate all successes of all others.

Passion for peace.

Respect that there ultimately is only One in whose eyes we must be acceptable.

Appreciation and gratitude that that One loves us very very much and yearns for us to be in constant communion with Him.

Eternal life with that One.

Desire to share this with all others.