It was great to have Becky and Aaron Johnston with us in worship to share about their first year in Guatemala. One thing that I learned from them was the value in relating to others of not projecting ourselves on them.
Aaron shared about the value of not knowing the language during the first few months of their journey there and how that enabled them to watch, listen, and learn. Not knowing the language kept them from projecting themselves on the people.
Too often when we are in relationships with others, it is so easy to project our thoughts, opinions, solutions, into the situation -- into the relationship rather than to allow others to live, speak, and interact in their own way. Wouldn't the world be a different place if we could all learn to listen, watch, observe for a while before talking and offering solutions!
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