Thanks to everyone who has/is commenting on my last post. Great response. Someone said in a comment, “Well, I think that most people who read your blog will agree with what you said.” I think that person is right, for the most part - if you don’t agree that you should befriend people who are not followers of God, and you follow God with your life - that is off. Here is what I want to get into today - How do we make this happen?
A few people, Rachel and others shared their experiences and that was really helpful. Today I want to see past intellectual assent to what I am saying, and more towards practical application. Do you know at least one of your neighbors where you live? Do you hang out with them? Do you follow any routines where you frequent coffee houses, gas stations, places where you run into similar people?
I am sure you do. Start saying hi to people and use their names on their nametags. Trust me this works. I can’t tell you how much people appreciate it when you use their name! Start asking them how their weekend was - wherever you are build relationships. I recently met a traveling evangelist/speaker named Mark Cahill. Mark played basketball with Charles Barkley in college and has an amazing story. What I appreciated about Mark was how wherever he goes he finds out about people and builds relationships - he was an inspiration to my wife and I.
Ok, what can we do to make this real - or what are you already doing to make this real? How are you jumping out of the boat?
I am headed to Fresno, CA tomorrow for a leadership / consulting / recruiting gig with a bunch of pastors - so I will leave this post up for a while to facilitate brainstorming and discussion. Thanks to everyone in advance for input and advice. Get out of the boat! You will be glad you did. JVD
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