Re-lat-able
What does it mean to be more relatable?
This is something that I find myself pondering all the time. I'll be honest...awkward situations 'aren't my jam'. I don't like feeling out of place...lost...in the wrong place...confused...misunderstood...etc.
Basically I like feeling confident and understood.
->Those are the two attitudes I feel like the best me comes out.
So as I got to thinking about it I realized the answer to the bulk of this is really simple;
LOVE PEOPLE
....and be genuinely interested in them and their lives. Making space and time for them in your everyday life. Who knew that caring about someone else could be so simple but so profound.
In a world that thrives on the next 'notification' you get on your phone, or the next movement that gets the most recognition online I think we need to get realistic that if our people skills are lacking because of social media it's only because we aren't being vulnerable enough in real life.
I mean when is the last time you went some where to shop in a store instead of online and talked to the person running the register. Or when is the last time you just struck up a conversation at the local coffee shop or starbucks when you were in line to get your morning cup of Joe?
Coming from an introverted person herself it takes work. Yeah generally my humanity says "I don't really want to take the initiative" but let me tell you if we don't start genuinely caring about each other we are gonna loose the blessing of living in community and building each other up in love.
You never know what God is going to use in someone's life to bring them back to Him.
Let's keep our heads up and our eyes open for opportunities in our everyday normal lives to be relatable and loving to the people God has placed in our town, our city, and our generation.
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews 10:24-25