As I sit working on homework, I realize I am portraying the typical white girl-ness that often gets made fun of. I am sitting in Starbucks drinking a plain caramel Frappuccino – hold the extra drizzle, homework papers spread over the table, tapping away on my light purple cased MacBook while occasionally updating my Facebook. I won’t deny the white girl-ness I am displaying at the moment. However, as I sat here I got to overhear two similar girls chatting behind me.
I listen to them chat about how they don’t put out the effort anymore because people wouldn’t RSVP to the events they threw or wouldn’t meet up anymore because they chose to stay home instead. At first, I was nodding along thinking about our generation as a whole and how un-committal we are. Then, the conversation took a turn. They started talking about the people in their church group. They were talking about how they quit trying because so-and-so would wave but not come up to talk to them at church. The other girl would reply in agreement stating how someone would come up and talk, but not ever come to the group. One of the last people they talked about was excused for their behavior because they had a lot of hard things going on.
I sat in astonishment thinking about why these girls were having this conversation. Why did one girl get grace for her situation, but everyone else got talked about in condescension and judgment? As I pondered the situation, I reflected on myself. Sometimes I don’t give grace when people don’t act or do the things I think they should. There are times those people are going through things I don’t realize at the time or ever really. Even if they aren’t, what place to I have to judge them and their motives, when I can act in similar manners for various reasons?
The thing is, I don’t want to be that girl. I don’t want to be the girl that talks negatively to my friend about people, especially those in my church. I don’t want to be the girl that quits reaching out because people aren’t following through. I want to be the girl that gives grace. That people want to hang out with because they know they won’t be judged or talked about afterward. I want to be the girl that causes other people to change how they are acting to line up with the Word. I want to be the girl that starts a change in my generation to follow through and reach out and love on those afraid to ask for it. That is the kind of girl I want to be.
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