Who do I attract?

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men. (1 Samuel 22:1-2 ESV) David was on the run, being hunted down by a crazy king. Who would want to hang out with him? Quite a few people, it seems. His brothers, who at one point viewed him as a silly little brother, now join him. So did many with "issues": social issues, financial issues, emotional issues. David was gaining quite a "reputation." Not only had he displayed some imperfections of his own (maybe even mental instability when faking insanity to keep the Philistine King at bay...), what really drew people was his patient, persistent hope - that things could and would improve - that indeed one day he would be king. He believed in God and His promises, so people believed in him and gathered to him. Who we attract reveals what we believe. Christ drew His own ragtime band, because of how He lived and what He believed. Who is drawn to me and why? May we be a Christlike magnet.