#otherpeoplies
July 10, 2014//
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Romans 12:9 (NLT) –Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.
God has gone and done it again. There’s a story behind this blog that I’ll
share tomorrow. Today let’s look at this
scripture.
share tomorrow. Today let’s look at this
scripture.
I embarrass my children. I’m comfortable striking up conversation with
pretty much anyone. One of my favorite
activities is to offer to take photos for strangers (with their camera of
course – using my camera would be creepy).
As I walk the beach and see a family trying to capture the moment, I offer
to get everyone in the picture. If a
couple is trying to take a selfie at a beautiful vista, I walk right over so
the couple and the scenery can be in proper proportion (not just giant faces). It’s just one of my joys. Being friendly feels good.
pretty much anyone. One of my favorite
activities is to offer to take photos for strangers (with their camera of
course – using my camera would be creepy).
As I walk the beach and see a family trying to capture the moment, I offer
to get everyone in the picture. If a
couple is trying to take a selfie at a beautiful vista, I walk right over so
the couple and the scenery can be in proper proportion (not just giant faces). It’s just one of my joys. Being friendly feels good.
Kid President reminded me with his
Facebook post about #otherpeoplies. His
message is in line with God’s desire for our behavior. While some people are naturally very
outgoing, many are pretty self absorbed.
Our social media culture promotes self importance by encouraging us to
share selfies, our check-in location, and photos of our dinner choice.
Facebook post about #otherpeoplies. His
message is in line with God’s desire for our behavior. While some people are naturally very
outgoing, many are pretty self absorbed.
Our social media culture promotes self importance by encouraging us to
share selfies, our check-in location, and photos of our dinner choice.
Even though people’s reactions to my
behavior indicate they consider me weird or suspicious, I won’t stop being
#otherpeoplie. I certainly won’t stop
embarrassing my children. God wants us
to love others, to validate their
existence and wish them well. Give it a
try and see for yourself that being friendly feels good. If you want to have some fun keeping score of
responses, try The Elevator Game
to encourage friendliness.
behavior indicate they consider me weird or suspicious, I won’t stop being
#otherpeoplie. I certainly won’t stop
embarrassing my children. God wants us
to love others, to validate their
existence and wish them well. Give it a
try and see for yourself that being friendly feels good. If you want to have some fun keeping score of
responses, try The Elevator Game
to encourage friendliness.
Check back tomorrow for the story of
how this post came to be.
how this post came to be.
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Spend a few minutes to plant a quick Seed. Or stay longer and plant a whole garden.
It's never embarrassing to love others, no matter what!
It is always good to be friendly and outgoing! If everyone is absorbed with themselves, society would lose it's meaning. Keep doing what you are doing 😀
I love your word #otherpeoplie. lol God definitely wants us to encourage and notice other people.
Thank you for the great reminder. Now I'm going to go embarrass my children, too. 🙂