Got Misfits in Your Bubble?

We all have a bubble…

I think of it as an invisible force field that keeps people out (or in).

Occasionally, someone either misreads the signs or is oblivious to them—and they break into your bubble.

Most of the time, however, you determine who is welcome in your bubble and who isn’t.

Question: Do you have misfits in your bubble?

Jesus was often criticized for the type of people he allowed in his bubble.

He was called “A friend of sinners.”

On one occasion, a Pharisee watched a “certain immoral woman from the city” anoint Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume. This Pharisee thought to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!” (Luke 7.37-39)

The funny thing is—Jesus DID know what kind of woman she was.

He knew everything about her and he welcomed her into his bubble.

The Pharisee considered this particular woman to be unreachable, untouchable, and unlovable.

As a result, his invisible force field kept her out. And he made the signs obvious.

Jesus, on the other hand, is a misfit magnet.

He attracts misfits everywhere. He welcomes misfits into his bubble.

I want to be like that. I want to be a misfit magnet, just like Jesus.

I want to love people whom others consider to be unreachable, untouchable, and unlovable.

I want misfits in my bubble.