November 7, 2005

Sometimes I really worry about people. I mean so in the Godly way, but I also mean so in just the decent human being sense of the word. I worry because one out of every 15 people or so, maybe, will smile back if you smile at them. I'm a pretty quick person to smile at someone else if I catch their glance, and so I guess I kinda think that everyone else should be that way.

This all does actually relate to God though. I find that through a simple bit of eye contact and a smile, you can show God through yourself, in that bit of love. It shows the person in passing that you actually care enough to recognize them, and from my experiences, a smile and a nod can change your perception about an entire day. Just through a bit of Christ-like love.

Another thing I've found out about love. The common perception that I've heard is this: "You don't have to like the person, you just have to love them." Now, admittedly, this DOES make things sound more simple, and life could be easier with this method, but it still sounds a bit off to me. The thing I think that God's shown me in relation to this, even today, with people is this: if you are willing to show the love of God to other people, even if you aren't that person's greatest fan, something will happen. Many times, after showing enough love, you WILL begin to like them. I know, in my heart, that this chain reaction isn't just something that happens. God works through us, and when we love, we begin to like as well.

I also realized today how much God has shown me in developing me as a person. In this scenario I'm speaking about my ability to just be friends with a girl. Since I've began focusing on God instead of girls, it's almost falling right into place. The ties I have with the women I know are becoming stronger, and I'm learning things about them that I might not have paid attention to before. I am perplexed and amazed how subtly God can make a change within us, sometimes weeks, or even years before we notice.

How far in our lives can we go if we don't begin to walk the walk we speak of as spiritual people? Is it not true that a person not walking their walk is simply standing still?