Week 17: Communication

Communication is more than words. 

It is pictures and visions and inflections and 

emotions and

colors and brightness and 

sullenness and interpretation. 

The way an idea is communicated can make you move or make you stop. 

It can make you cry for joy or sorrow.

It stirs the soul.

 

  The best thing is that words are not needed.

Reflects on Lent: Words

What is the power of words?

This is the question I started the week with and continue to mull it over in my mind.

What if I gave the Lord all my words?

What if I gave him my twitter, my Facebook, my gchat status?

What would change if I filled my mind with His words and praise and not 

rap or the Hunger Games?

What changes could this have in my life, on my relationships, and on the world?

Needless to say, these are not questions or tasks that can be answered or done in a week, a month, or a year. These are the questions that drive our growth continually and lead us to the cross. They lead us to seek Christ more fully, seek life more truly,  white knuckle my control just a little bit less, take faith steps a little more often, and and press in just a little bit farther.

So I'm leaving you with others' inspiring words because normal, they say it a lot better than me!

Reflections on Lent: Sacrifice What Describes You

Words are the way we express our selves. The way we give life to our ideas. The way we describe the desires of our hearts. Words like:

Honesty.          Hope.         Cheerful.           Positive.          Driven.              Welcoming.

What are the words those you love use to describe you? When I think of those questions, I hope they're ones like the ones listed above. But if I'm honest, they could very easily use words like:

Impatient.                  Controlling.                    Drama Queen.                    Tactless.

as well. How does that make me feel....?