My daughter and I sat on an airplane a while ago, and I worked up the courage to start a conversation with the woman next to me. It went poorly because, well, I had an agenda. I was determined to tell her about Jesus. The conversation practically ended in an argument with her about some of the things she believed.
Later I admitted to my daughter that I knew my conversation with the woman went horribly. I asked her what she thought I could have said differently.
“You could have asked her name” she said.
This observation forced all the air out of my lungs.
Her name.
I had been acting the salesman trying to earn commission for convincing this lady to follow Jesus, which put me in the position of trying to gain something for myself instead of caring only about the welfare of the woman.
I’m ashamed that I have to call her “the woman” because I never learned her name.
Do you approach a person with an agenda or because you really care about him or her?
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