“The number one problem in the world is people’s living disconnected lives.”

A thought by Leonard Sweet (2012-03-13) from his book, What Matters Most: How We Got the Point but Missed the Person (Kindle Location 155). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

That is so true in our homes with people we love. We all need each other. The reason why we were created was to love God which in turn means loving others. You cannot love just God.

I am finding it interesting that people who are so-called Christians seem to be leading the effort to protect our borders as a nation against outsiders coming in. That doesn’t really jive with our message of loving God and loving others. We seem to be desirous of protecting our individualism.

What if that was true of God and His message wouldn’t have been shared with the Gentiles? He created us all and He loves us all and we are to in turn love all. Christians should be at the front of welcoming those who are not like us to come to live in our Christian nation. God is bringing them here so we can share His love with them.

But we have to protect our jobs, some would say. But who is it that gives us our jobs? God and He has provided enough to go around. He said that He would supply our needs if we put Him first. So what is the deal with Christians becoming protectionists? Isn’t that what the religious leaders were doing when they killed Christ? They were protecting their religion.

I was a part of a church that came into existence because the mother church was striving to protect their individual rights to have slaves. I was reading today in His word that we are to be slaves. Somehow we get things mixed up.

Now God loves us all and He wants us to love all and to connect with each other to change our world through Him. We are not to exclude but to include. That also means within your own family. Why don’t you turn the TV off and talk to your husband/wife and your kids. Find out what is happening in their lives. We really do need each other way more than we need entertainment.

Yes it is true. We live such disconnected lives. Let’s stop looking at life from our individual needs and see the needs of others.

So I’m going to go and connect with my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters because they are going to be moving this weekend.

So who are you going to strive to connect with today?

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