Connecting

I've been thinking allot this year about community connections. The simple conclusion I am coming to is if we do what the Bible says connecting is easy. Forming relationships that are respectful without compromising our lifestyles causes connections. We can respect all human beings. We can be friendly without getting involved with ungodly behavior. Then meeting basic needs, just like Jesus told us to do, causes connections. He said if someone is hungry feed them. If they are naked give them some clothes. If they are cold help them get warm. I don't know how we have made things so complicated. Simple, practical love and respect will cause genuine connections to take place. When the connection is there the gospel has a bridge that it can travel across. Connecting can never come from an "us against them" kind of mindset. Connecting is us for us. We were all lost. God does not want any of us to perish. If that is God's goal it needs to be ours too. There are potential Christian brothers and sisters around us everywhere. Have a great day making some connections!