Summary: Two weeks ago I asked a businessman out to lunch. His wife begged me to do it. I had chatted five times before with him but I realized that I didn’t really know much about him. So I decided not to talk about me at all. “Tell me your life story. I want to know you,” I said to him. And boy did he ever do it! For an hour and a half he told me all about his family. Now I know a lot about him. His wife’s email said, “He said it was the best lunch he’s ever had – in his whole life.” You know successful people like to talk about their secrets of success. The Earth is home to more than 7 billion people. Each day we interact with just a handful of those 7 billion. They may be family members, or co-workers, neighbors or others that we know quite well. It’s likely though that we interact with many people we don’t know well at all. Jesus said that to love our neighbors as ourselves is His second greatest commandment, second only to loving Him with everything we have. Wow! That is really powerful. Asking God to be part of those new relationships or even those one time encounters can have a lasting impact. As we reach our world for Christ, we will be sharing the greatest news. Let’s pray for opportunities to do just that! Or, create opportunities. Like taking someone to lunch and telling them to tell you their story.
