I am not good at striking up a conversation with people. I am not always willing to take the risk to talk to someone I don't know. And I miss out. We all do.
Tonight we had a movie night at ASU and showed "To Save a Life." If you haven't seen it, rent it this week. It will challenge you and inspire you and make you more aware of the needs of people you pass every day.
I had some great conversations with some people today that I easily could have missed out on if they had not been willing and if I had not been aware. Some of them were exciting because we have a shared heart for ministry. Some of them were exciting because they shared how God was working in their lives or asked good questions about important stuff. Some of them were exciting because it allowed me to know someone better. But I'll be honest. It is easy to miss these opportunities because I am distracted, in a hurry, or just too tired to put myself out there ... or sometimes I just don't care.
I am challenged to love better. To listen more. To be willing to lay aside my agenda and cease to see people as interruptions (no matter what else I might be doing!) It's hard. This is one of the places I most see my selfishness. But the time we take to notice someone, to speak and to listen could change a life ... theirs or ours.
Time to be brave. Risk talking to someone new. Stop. Notice. Speak. Listen.
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Col. 4:6
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