S06E019, Connections We Don’t Want! Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Have you ever heard the words ‘drains’ and ‘radiators’ in relation to people? Simply put there are people who can drain the life away from us and there are people who can radiate heat towards us.

In our lives we need to always be cautious about who has access to our time because there will always be people who can happily waste it for us. We are simply exercising wisdom by being selective of how much access to us people have.

It doesn’t mean we need to be rude, but there are people who know where I live and are welcome at any time, without any notice. They are people radiate warmth and we feel better by simply being with them.

There are many others who simply don’t need to know our street address.

And, in my case, this includes family members. These are not healthy people to have around, so they don’t have access to my home. Why? Because it is absolutely righteous to control who has access to our heart.

I only have a finite amount of time to give to this world and I simply look to Jesus – there were people He made time for, and people He didn’t and that is something we all need to consider for our own lives.

Just a thought...

Andy B

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[00:00:00] So another Andy B Two Minute Video. I'm thinking about connections, Connections That We Don't Want.

[00:00:13] I've got a really fancy keyboard. My family bought it quite a while ago now. But it's, it's genuinely quite a fancy keyboard. It's ergonomic so it's contoured. It kind of tips from the middle going outwards. So it's the right angle for your hands. 

[00:00:26] You can lift the front up by three different levels, depending on how Much higher than you are than the keyboard. It's a really soft touch keyboard as well. It's amazing. 

[00:00:36] The other thing I've discovered is really, really cool is you can connect by Bluetooth to other devices. How is that helpful? 

[00:00:42] Well, I have my computer and I have my mobile phone next to the computer on a little stand. And I can actually flip a button on the keyboard or press number number 3, and I can type away on the computer. I press number two and I've set that up for my phone so I can then type on my phone, which is brilliant for messaging! It's [00:01:00] really handy.

[00:01:00] Except on the occasions when I get the wrong button. Or I've just replied to a message and start typing an email, and thinking what's wrong with the computer is broken and I've just sent a completely random email to somebody, because I didn't click a button. 

[00:01:15] Connections We Don't Need.

[00:01:17] There are things Which are great, which will help people in our lives, really healthy connections. There are also really unhealthy connections. 

[00:01:25] One of the hard things as a Christian in the, in the Western world in the 21st century is saying that person, that connection, that's a really unhealthy connection. Because people will say, Oh, you've got to love them and forgive them. You've got to maintain that relationship and be an example. And yes, that can be true.

[00:01:42] But there are other people in our lives that, actually, do you know what? We need to cut them off. We need to sever that connection. Why? Because it isn't healthy and helpful. 

[00:01:50] Jesus did it. If you're thinking, well, that's terrible, Andy. Jesus Christ, on this earth, did exactly that. There are places where He just would [00:02:00] not go. There are places where He didn't stay. There are people who He would not talk to. Why? Because those are connections which were not helpful.

[00:02:09] If it was right for Him, it's definitely right for you and for me.

[00:02:12] Have a look at your friends in your life, people who are in your circle of influence, who can influence you and verify that they are good connections, because some connections are unhelpful.

[00:02:25] There are some connections in life we don't want.

[00:02:27] And, just like flipping between two buttons on my keyboard, I can run into my computer or my phone. They're very different. And that's not a bad thing, by the way. 

[00:02:37] And in our life, there are people who we need to treat very differently in terms of how much access they have to our heart.

[00:02:43] Just a thought.