When I first met this girl, I realized she was the type of person you want to be friends with. Since I’ve known her, she’s been in leadership positions, but every time I see her, it’s a different one. Currently, she’s working with the World Race as a squad leader for two different squads. The first time we talked about this, I thought she was crazy, but as time goes by I can see how God is working in her life. I saw her several months ago and knew that she was going to go do great things, but I also knew it wasn’t going to be easy by any stretch.
Now, I get to talk to Kyla randomly about once every other week or so and it always seems to be in the middle of the night for her. With so much going on, it’s easy to see how she can be so tired, but also how she can be so restless. Each time we chat, it’s on a totally different subject that she has a hand in but it always returns to what God is teaching her and how He is sustaining her. A few minutes ago I was chatting with her and she gave me the update of her next two months and transitioning back home. She’ll be in four different countries, with four different groups of people, and this is her “down time”. I’m amazed by people that keep schedules like this because it shows me I’m not alone, but it also reminds me to think about where I get my rest.
It’s easy for me to run and go all the time because I’m such a change oriented person, but resting and relaxing is a different ball game. I get antsy staying home for two weeks. I think the biggest reason I enjoy my conversations with Kyla so much is because there’s not a lot of room for small talk. Sure, I ask how she’s doing, but that’s typically the starting point as she actually tells me the truth about how she’s doing. How much would our conversations change if we actually answered that truthfully, or asked it with intent to hear the truthful answer? I know you’ve thought about this before, but I challenge you to do something about.
The last few weeks, I’ve been wanting to adjust the purpose of this blog some. I want you to get more than just a quick, decent read. I want you to be challenged to move and address the way your conversations look. What you are talking about shows what’s important to you, and too often we just have small talk and it sounds like nothing matters to us. Adjust your conversations today by thinking about this “How are you?” question. Don’t ask it if you don’t mean it, or surprise someone and give them the real answer. If it doesn’t come up for you today, then I’m asking, how are you? Send me an e-mail because I’d love to hear the answer…
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