What You See

 March 17, 2024

Last night, I listened to a message from Mark Slegg, who along with his wife Anne, is coordinator of the Chautauqua County Footsteps, a ministry by teenagers for teenagers. In the course of his message, he quoted a life-long friend’s words of wisdom: 

“People are drawn to you not because of what they see in you, but because of what you see in them.”

It’s late; it’s been a long and difficult week, so I’m not going to say much about this. Chew on it awhile. Ask yourself how you relate to others; do you see in others their possibilities or only their liabilities? If people aren’t drawn to you, what does this quote have to say about your way of relating to others? 

The author of this quote was a basketball coach. I couldn’t even tell you his name, let alone what team he coached, but I’ll tell you this much: I bet he had winning teams. Because he saw  in the young men winners where others saw only players. What do you see in others?