3. Choose people who will go out of their way to get involved in what you’re doing. Zacchaeus didn’t let the fact that he too short and the crowd too big keep him from seeing Jesus. There are probably some people who are making a major effort to be close to you. Don’t overlook them. If you don’t have to talk them into following, you probably won’t have to talk them into staying.

4. Don’t be so focused on what you are doing that you don’t look up every once in a while. Jesus could have missed Zacchaeus because of the crowd. He paused and looked up. Do you do that? “Who is new? Why are they here? Could this be the person we’ve been praying for to fill a gap in our team?” You’ll never see them unless you look up.

5. Do your homework. Jesus had him at “Zacchaeus.” We love it when somebody who shouldn’t knows our name. Be that person. If possible, study the list. Read the roster. Surprise them. The simple act of knowing their name may be the opening that sets them on a path to their destiny.

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