You may not know what ‘gate crashing’ is but that is 100%
what I did at the U.S.-sent leadership meeting a couple of weeks ago. I
happened to be in the same place at the same time, so obviously the most
logical thing to do was invite myself to leadership meetings, which I had no
place in and really no right to be at.
Now, if my life was a 80s high school movie, I’d be the
loveable nerd who gate crashed the party and got kicked out as soon as I was
discovered by the popular kids, probably after being publically embarrassed in
some way. I thank God my org is not high school and instead of being shunned
like the nerd I am, I was embraced with open arms and practically force-fed
chocolate (not torture by any means.)
Me, a minion in the cog of the great organization, was
welcomed a peer. This may have been amazing, and I may have taken a few
pictures here and there, but the true blessing was listening to the stories of
the Lord’s work around the world. I sat there, basking in HIS glory because of
timing and the welcoming arms of my colleagues.
I could have easily been swept aside, treated as an outcast,
but I was welcomed into the inner circle, my opinion and perceptions were even
shared with the group by the ‘commander and chief’ of the org. Me, a small
piece of the working machine, had a voice. Who wouldn’t want to a part of a
company like that?
Moral of my story – crash more parties. You might be
surprised by the welcome you get.
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