Conversation starter

I met the first person to ask if my “love never fails” tattoo came from the Bible. It was a great conversation, but it made me sad. All the years I’ve had this and no one had asked if it came from the Bible. People simply just ask, “Are you sure about that?” or say, “Yeah… I don’t think so.”
I was glad she started a conversation with me, meeting people with similar interests in Roanoke has been difficult for me so far. She said that her daughter is having a tough time in high school, that people’s speech is such a sarcastic game and you have to keep up (I thought of Gilmore girls, ha). But she encouraged her daughter to speak with love as the center of everything, because people will be drawn to that. Made me Think of how caught up in the game I am without even realizing it when the light that should be the difference in me is branded on my arm. I am always glad for its ability to act as a conversation starter!

We Are

It’s hard being a changed person in this crazy world. People are hooking up, breaking up, doing everything but caring for one another’s hearts. We wait anxiously for the moment we can carelessly give our heart away to someone just to have a false sense of security. Then, when something better comes along, its the norm to drop what you have and move onto the next best thing. Everyone’s looking for good times and mindless games. This is true for both friends and romantic relationships. When will Christians start treating one another with respect that stems from being a child of God? When will we set our priorities on heaven and the kingdom? I’m sick of this day-to-day self satisfaction nonsense. If we are the light of the world, why is the world convinced we are no different from them? Let us join together and be a light in the darkness, a hope for the hopeless, and everything God intended for us to be when He made us in His image.