5 Reasons I Quit Minding My Own Business

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I have a confession to make. I’m just a tad nosey! 

When I was a little girl, my mom would tell me to mind my own business. I’m guessing your momma told you that too.

But a few years after I became a Christian, I discovered that minding my own business wasn’t as good or spiritual as it sounds.

Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”

I remember thinking, “God actually calls us to get in each other’s business.”

Did you know that God calls us to get in each other’s business?

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Not in a crazy, nosey, gossipy kind of way – but in a loving, caring, reaching out and being there for each other kind of way.

So, very young in my Christian walk, I decided I was going to do my best to really care about what others were going through… that when I asked them how they were doing, I was going to really listen to what they said… that I was going ask real questions and not just those surfacy kind… and that I would really pray when they asked me to instead of just saying, “I’ll pray for you” and then walk away and completely forget about it.

Sometimes people say they are fine but their heart is screaming, “I just want to cry; I’m about to explode; about to melt; about to give up.” Sometimes people are smiling on the outside but their heart tells a different story.

Look into their eyes. See beyond what they say to discover what they are going through. Care enough to really care.

Philippians 2:4 changed my perspective about getting into other people’s business. Now I ask questions when their eyes say what their lips won’t.

Why I quit minding my own business. Now I ask questions when their eyes say what their lips won’t.

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Here are 5 reasons why I quit minding my own business…

  1. Because everyone has a bad day
  2. Because sometimes people just need to be able to talk about what they are going through
  3. Because surfacy conversations never challenge us beyond surfacy relationships
  4. Because , as Christians, we are called to care enough to really care
  5. Because God tells us to in Philippians 2:4

I’m not satisfied with always hearing you’re okay because I know that hidden behind that smile is sometimes a sweet friend who is hurting, a mom who doesn’t know what to do with her kids, a ministry leader who is in the middle of a conflict she didn’t create but has to handle.

Sometimes hidden deep with her heart is a woman who is at her wit’s end; a sister who is aggravated, frustrated, feeling insecure, feeling alone, confused, angry, hurt, betrayed, doubtful, and just wishing she had someone to talk to.

I quit minding my business a long time ago. How about you?

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Stephanie Shott
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