Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Love and empathy
Humanity equals variety of perspective, ways of life, and personalities created in the image of God. Friendship, and the very fact that we are doomed with out the redemption of Christ, is what links us all together. We are all different in every other aspect. Our backgrounds, our future, our present place in this world are unique in its very own way. Our dreams and aspirations, our weaknesses and strengths, and our securities and fears can never be the same exact combination of human frailties and dna, mixed with our experiences. What would it be like to walk in the same shoes as your best friend? Imagine yourself to have their same body, personality, and life experiences. Your outlook would be so different. Your insecuries, hopes, persuits, and desires would all make a comletely opposite variation of your own. People of faith need to have this mentality. Jesus did. He knew everythings about the people He interacted with. He was able to relate to them, and break down the walls that might have kept them in their own little world, when it came to their contact with Him. This is the art of one on one evangelizm. This was a successful method that Jesus us. His abiblity to connect with people changed numerous lives in His years of ministry. I feel like God gave me a missions field at Apple Bees where I world. I have can see the opposite of God in many elements of my work. The music, the comedy podcasts, the overall atmosphere of the place, does not welcome God. I am trying to build relationships and connections that will allow God to open doors in my coworkers lives for Him to intervene in their lives. Empathy can go a long way in your life. I hope and pray that the chains of the medocre, everyday life away from God will be broken, just because I tried to befriend someone and show them love. Love can go a long way in your life. Love and empathy is the art of one on one evangelizm.
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