Day Ten: Love Says Hello

I like people.

There. Isn’t that a good blog?

No, really. I just like people.

My daddy has never met a stranger. And I am my father’s daughter. I can strike up a conversation anywhere.

Some might say it’s the Bill Rhodes in me. Maybe it’s the “down south” in me.

But this morning, I’d like to think it is the Jesus in me. He was quite the conversation starter, too.

A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?’ For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. John 4:7,8

Mmm. By far one of my favorite stories in the Holy Book. Ahh. Love it. If you have time, go read it all…

I love this passage for numerous reasons, but this morning I love it because Jesus says hello. Well really He asked for a drink, but you get what I’m saying.

He spoke to her. He struck up a life-changing conversation. Little did she know that day this she would meet her Savior. At a well.

Day Ten: Love Says Hello

Do you know that you are God’s representative? Everywhere you go? Every place you step your foot is a mission field. The clerk who rings you up at Target. The man pumping gas across from you. The lady exercising on the elliptical trainer next to you at the gym. One of these people might need a little Jesus lovin’. And His vessel of choice is you.

Today, say hello. Like Jesus, let’s strike up a conversation. Sow a little seed in a heart you don’t know. Offer a compliment. Give a word of affirmation. Be Jesus at the well…or the water cooler. Don’t be shy. God can use us in unimaginable ways if we let Him.

One Jesus infused “hello” can change someone’s day.

{Do you have a story to share about a time you struck up a “God conversation” with someone?}