Isaiah 43:10 - Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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Ballgames, Humor, Jokes
Dreams, Hopes
Aspirations
Gossip
Betrayal, Hurts
Money, Evil of the World
Heartache, Devastation, Tragedy
Wrongdoings, Law breaking, Misinformation
In a single day of my life, I either hear, take part in the conversation, or discuss any of the above. Some positive and some negative. It has been researched and proven as a statistic that women speak on average 20,000 words a day. If that is an average, I would say that as an elementary school teacher and mother to an inquisitive three year old, paired with an extrinsic personality of my own that enjoys talking with others, I probably speak double or maybe even triple that on any given day.
I have thought a lot lately about my "talk", my conversations with others, the words that leave my mouth on a daily basis. I've also thought about the repetition of my words....I know that I probably say "stop talking" "put that up" or "don't run in the hall" hundreds of times a day...and then at home "don't do that" "I love you too" "Go to sleep" an equally measurable amount of times. It's outside of the classroom and home that I think most about what I talk about, what I find myself partaking in conversationally, and what I choose to discuss with others. How often do I choose to speak about something worldly, unimportant, or trivial? How often do I hear or join in on gossip about another situation or person? How often do I talk about the next big movie coming out or how excited I am to share about what I did this weekend? It's so easy to talk about any of those things and often times we seek out opportunities and become excited to take part in conversations about those things. If you are interested in something, it's easy to discuss or find opportunities to speak of them. On the contrary, how many times a day do I speak of the Lord?
I have thought a lot lately about my "talk", my conversations with others, the words that leave my mouth on a daily basis. I've also thought about the repetition of my words....I know that I probably say "stop talking" "put that up" or "don't run in the hall" hundreds of times a day...and then at home "don't do that" "I love you too" "Go to sleep" an equally measurable amount of times. It's outside of the classroom and home that I think most about what I talk about, what I find myself partaking in conversationally, and what I choose to discuss with others. How often do I choose to speak about something worldly, unimportant, or trivial? How often do I hear or join in on gossip about another situation or person? How often do I talk about the next big movie coming out or how excited I am to share about what I did this weekend? It's so easy to talk about any of those things and often times we seek out opportunities and become excited to take part in conversations about those things. If you are interested in something, it's easy to discuss or find opportunities to speak of them. On the contrary, how many times a day do I speak of the Lord?
His goodness, mercy, enduring love
His power and promises
His blessings
His compassion
His amazing works
His miracles and second coming
His omnipotent presence and spiritual fulfillment
His power and promises
His blessings
His compassion
His amazing works
His miracles and second coming
His omnipotent presence and spiritual fulfillment
How many times during the course of a week do I share my faith with someone else or share my testimony of what the Lord has done in my own life? Not nearly enough that's for sure. My prayer lately has been that God would open doors for me to praise his name, to share the plan of salvation with a needy soul, and to share with others the peace of knowing him.
I want him to use me to the fullest extent. I want everyone to know where I stand with the Lord when they speak to me. I want my salvation to seep out of every pore of my being when I am in conversation with people I'm surrounded by on a daily basis.
Think of your life like a tape recorder. How devastating or rewarding that has the potential to be. When I reach the end of my life and that tape recorder is pulled out, would I be ashamed of my sharing of Christ with others and my faith or will I listen intently as it replays the numerous accounts of my faith being distributed everywhere I go and to everyone I meet?
I want him to use me to the fullest extent. I want everyone to know where I stand with the Lord when they speak to me. I want my salvation to seep out of every pore of my being when I am in conversation with people I'm surrounded by on a daily basis.
Think of your life like a tape recorder. How devastating or rewarding that has the potential to be. When I reach the end of my life and that tape recorder is pulled out, would I be ashamed of my sharing of Christ with others and my faith or will I listen intently as it replays the numerous accounts of my faith being distributed everywhere I go and to everyone I meet?
Use
Me
Lord.
Me
Lord.
We have not "chosen" our religion, our salvation, or where we are in this grand scheme of things. He has chosen US. He has bestowed grace upon each believer and saved us by that miraculous grace that only he can give. If he has been generous enough to have chosen me as his child, then I have no other choice than to share that with all whom I come into contact with. Watch out world, I've got a story to tell....