Finding A Way

I came across this great quote from Ravi Zacharias: "We must learn to find the back door to people’s hearts because the front door is heavily guarded.” It was in an article on "wondering" found here.

Man, that quote is so true. And what's worse is... when the front door to MY heart is so heavily guarded. When I become so defensive; so wary; so worried that someone is going to jump me about some 'issue'... that I close myself off from others. I don't think I do it knowingly. But lately I've noticed I am more and more negative. It seems that whenever I refer to someone else, it is to complain or to justify why I'm right and they were wrong. Or I point out a mistake, or shortcoming.

I want to be more positive. I want to find the good things in people. I want to be someone that people like to be around. Not so everyone will like me (well, a little bit)... but to try to get to the back door to their heart. I need to develop more of a back-door attitude about myself. And that is hard for me. The more I think about it, the more I realize just how guarded "I" am.

Perhaps selfishness is the culprit. I need to consider others as more important than myself. But, as Don Miller pointed out - it's difficult to not think life is a movie about ME. :) I honestly have troulbe being happy for others when I am not really happy myself. Hmm.

Change me, Lord. Open me up. Help me be more 'other-centered'. Help me find a way to reach into people's hearts for you.

Peace. Revolution.