It has been awhile since I encouraged you to develop your skills in expressing your love of others. The best way to love others is to love their souls and desire to see them come to a saving faith in Christ. Everyone who is saved is to be an ambassador for Christ. I hope you are making progress toward engaging men you don’t know for the ultimate purpose of introducing them to Jesus. Of course, for those you do know, the goal is developing those relationships deeper. As a way of meeting new men, I hope you are looking every man in the eye that approaches you, automatically smiling and nodding. 

As I encouraged earlier, as they approach, look for anything that is noteworthy. Maybe they have an incredibly well-groomed beard, a cute or well-behaved child with him, a cool hat, a t-shirt with the name of a place you have been or want to visit, or a school you went to or know someone who went there. Maybe they remind you of someone you know. It takes just a moment to notice something you can positively comment/compliment on. They must be sincere compliments. Often, I even comment on their smile. There are endless hints about a person that give a slight view into their life that might lead to a conversation. First is to notice. 

Next begin making positive comments. Examples of comments I make are: “Fantastic smile.” “I love Pikes Peak too. When did you go there?” “That’s the biggest cowboy hat I’ve ever seen.” “I’ll arm wrestle you for that truck.” (It is given as a sincere compliment of their truck and always received that way. BTW, nobody has ever taken me up on it.) Often a brief cordial conversation ensues. However, if there is nothing further in way of a conversation that is fine. 

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:20-21).