sit with me.
- Nicole Worm
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min read

As I sit here in a coffee shop in downtown Baton Rouge thinking about all that has happened in 2020, all I can think about is this one thought or idea: Who is sitting around your table?
Let me help you set this question or thought up. When I say “who is sitting around your table,” I don’t mean your thanksgiving dinner family table. Yes, that is important. But at the end of the day, who is sitting across from you, beside you, and around you?
Most people don’t think about this question often. We get comfortable with the people that we have surrounded ourselves with. Why? Because they look like us. Not everyone and everything that sounds like us and looks like us brings genuine value to our lives or to our table. It’s like we all brought the same side dish to grandma’s for Thanksgiving.
The table that we sit at should actually look like the true body of Jesus Christ. It looks like someone who checks in on us to keep us accountable from our past sins and future mistakes. This table should challenge us and push us to our limits of creativity, knowing we always have more to offer. This table should push the lid off of our thought process, never letting us settle for “just because” or “that’s how it is” or “I just don’t think that I’m good enough.”
As I sit here reflecting and wondering what Jesus is up to for 2021, I genuinely think He’s preparing our hearts for Kingdom come. The mirror that we look into after getting up from the table should reflect the true vision of God - the vision of truly loving your neighbor as yourself, and to always love God and love people. It should remind us that even His table did not look like Him.
So as you prepare your mind and prepare your heart for 2021, I want to leave you with two next steps:
Make room at your table to extend an invite for more people to sit at your table. I think you would be surprised to see who sits down.
Evaluate who is currently at your table. That doesn’t mean to stop being friends with those people you are already friends with, but evaluate if they really bring value to your life.
So….who’s sitting at your table?
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by Elijah Holbrook
Elijah is a youth pastor in Zachary, LA. He is obsessed with local coffee shops and shoes.
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