Last week as I began to really flesh out my Sunday discussion the idea of how Jesus (God) must see hidden potential really hit me.
We know that is driven by love. It was his love that sent us his son. But could it be that within that love is the idea he wants to unlock the hidden potential within us that he first created us with?
As I began to explore that idea, it dawned on me... part of the reason we don't intentionally reach out to people is because we don't see any potential at all. In fact all we see is a bunch of losers in our lives.
Then it hit me that what the religious leaders of Jesus day saw.... no potential at all.
How that must have hurt God and driven Jesus even more.
Sometimes I imagine and dream of what is hidden deep within me waiting to get out.
But do I see that within others? At times yes, I have... but only after I have developed a friendship with a person does that happen. But what if we mixed hidden potential with passionate love to help us really care about others in our world.
Starting today, try and really believe that within every person is something amazing and of great value.
Gifts, talents, dreams, skills, that will only enrich your life, the church and this world.
Starting today, look past the labels and see the hidden potential... let that inspire you to just hang out with people... just as they are so that someday, they can be who God really designed them to be.
You never know someone might surprise you with some day.
I know that this topic will develop into a full discussion series in the coming months.
So look out, we're not done with talking about HP.
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God created everyone around me. Through life's humiliating experiences I have come to appreciate and respect much smaller gifts in others. I try to notice the small things. Of course I'm not perfect at it. Sometimes in my attempts to let others know how I appreciate them in my life I stumble over my expression and they percieve my message diferently than I intended. People call me blunt or unfiltered -- but this same quality is what lets my love pour out honestly.
Right now I am dealing with my future stepson. Others would say he does not try or has no potential. Even his mother berides him sometimes. How will he have the courage to test his potential without confidence? In my mind love and acceptance of a person has to be divorced from thier undesirable actions. As I interpret Jesus -- the greatest commandment implores us to love the person, even if we dont accept the actions. Only with the confidence that we are accepted can we explore our potential openly enough for it to do good.
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