Wednesday, February 21, 2024
“Meet Someone New”
I must apologize to all the introverts of the world. Today’s Lenten Devotion might as well require us to jump the Grand Canyon on a bicycle. Meeting new people is one of our greatest anxieties and today will be extremely challenging, to say the least.
Since I’m talking to those of us who are introverts, the extroverts reading this will need to be a little patient. Ya’ll who are extroverts can make a new friend in a cardboard box. You have no problem meeting new people.
The rest of us struggle with even the simplest opportunity to meet someone. When someone we don’t know starts talking to us, we start looking for the exit sign. We’re not trying to be rude. Instead, it’s a self-protection reflex seeking a safer place. We seem shy. At times, we appear to be rude. We’re not either of those. Instead, we’re just introverts looking for a place to hide.
If you’re an introvert, today is not your day! However, after meeting someone new, you might discover that today is your day after all! God intends for us to be social beings, sharing in life’s joys and celebrations with one another. Though some of us might prefer to keep to ourselves and others never want to be alone, God has blessing and purpose for us all.
Who will you meet today? You never know, you might meet a new best friend!
“For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20, NLT)
