It has now been announced at church that I will be going on the missions trip with CTI Music. This is very exciting as it has been a long time coming, and much of what God is doing in my life is I feel very linked to the work I will be doing.
I've been feeling very led in a few areas, one is speech, and whether I am too quick to speak and if I shouldn't be doing more listening. If you want the answer, I feel like I could very much stand to listen more, and speak when prompted either by the other person or by the Holy Spirit. Another area of speech is that I have become very aware of how powerful words can be, and I recently read a book called "Words that Hurt, Words that Heal" I recommend it to everyone. It very much pointed out how quickly a word can damage, and much of the book was dedicated to how words hurt. The section about words that heal was short, most likely because it is so simple to use words that heal, that bring life, especially when we take more time to listen than to talk.
While this comes at the time of Lent, it is by no means a Lenten vow that will be ended at Easter. I have been watching what I say, and not only that but I am thinking back, and going to people who I should have not said something and apologizing, and also going back and saying things that still need to be said. Its rather difficult, but there is great purpose behind it.
Please Groove Responsibly
I've been feeling very led in a few areas, one is speech, and whether I am too quick to speak and if I shouldn't be doing more listening. If you want the answer, I feel like I could very much stand to listen more, and speak when prompted either by the other person or by the Holy Spirit. Another area of speech is that I have become very aware of how powerful words can be, and I recently read a book called "Words that Hurt, Words that Heal" I recommend it to everyone. It very much pointed out how quickly a word can damage, and much of the book was dedicated to how words hurt. The section about words that heal was short, most likely because it is so simple to use words that heal, that bring life, especially when we take more time to listen than to talk.
While this comes at the time of Lent, it is by no means a Lenten vow that will be ended at Easter. I have been watching what I say, and not only that but I am thinking back, and going to people who I should have not said something and apologizing, and also going back and saying things that still need to be said. Its rather difficult, but there is great purpose behind it.
Please Groove Responsibly
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