The nature of the work I do allows me to engage with others in the hope that they will become motivated to take on new information, or apply information they are already aware of.
As with any group of people, there are some who do not wish to engage fully. They give the impression they have better things to do with their time, and find the activity beneath them. It is a lot easier to engage with those who want to participate. Yet, it is still something to see over time, people who were initially resistant to the idea, getting more and more into it, by the influence of others and the evident effect what we’re talking about is having on them.
What is especially thrilling is seeing the complete turnaround where the sceptic becomes a wholehearted contributor and exhibiting positive characteristics that had been hidden previously. I love this because it reminds me again that patiently coming alongside people and bearing with their issues and reservations can indeed lead to a change, and to be around to witness it makes the relational effort worthwhile.
It is not to claim credit for these developments, but it is to bear witness to the fact that it happens.
It is also useful for experiences engaging with those in the Body of Christ who can appear somewhat slow to progress, or negative in their outlook. There is no guarantee that all will be well and they will certainly be transformed. There is hope and the prayer of patient perseverance that at least whatever they say, they will be able to say that they were surrounded by those who loved, cared and served them.
It would be lovely if every class had model students eager to learn, yet there remains the pleasure of engaging in those settings where changes can take place, and God’s glory again is revealed in the positive attributes from the most unlikely sources.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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