How to Be Hospitable When Hospitality Isn't Your Thing
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Your Home Is an Embassy, Part 2 For most of our marriage my husband and I have felt like failures when it comes to hospitality. Being hospitable has always loomed as unachievable for me because I am a task person, not a people person. My husband is a people person, but at the end of his routine 10-hour workdays he usually needs quiet … not conversation. Part of my difficulty with God’s command, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2) is my assumption of what this means for me and our family. “Shoulds” have often ruled my thinking, as in ... ... We should have a neighborhood gathering. ... I should be more friendly. ... I should want to have people over more often. ... I should be more prepared and organized so we can do impromptu dinners with others. ... We should have an ‘open door policy’ but I have no idea what that looks like. ... I should be more like so and so, who does this so much better than I do. I still fall prey to these self-condemnations, but I have recently accepted the facts about who I am and the limitations of our lifestyle.
How to Be Hospitable When Hospitality Isn't Your Thing
How to Be Hospitable When Hospitality Isn't…
How to Be Hospitable When Hospitality Isn't Your Thing
Your Home Is an Embassy, Part 2 For most of our marriage my husband and I have felt like failures when it comes to hospitality. Being hospitable has always loomed as unachievable for me because I am a task person, not a people person. My husband is a people person, but at the end of his routine 10-hour workdays he usually needs quiet … not conversation. Part of my difficulty with God’s command, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2) is my assumption of what this means for me and our family. “Shoulds” have often ruled my thinking, as in ... ... We should have a neighborhood gathering. ... I should be more friendly. ... I should want to have people over more often. ... I should be more prepared and organized so we can do impromptu dinners with others. ... We should have an ‘open door policy’ but I have no idea what that looks like. ... I should be more like so and so, who does this so much better than I do. I still fall prey to these self-condemnations, but I have recently accepted the facts about who I am and the limitations of our lifestyle.