Words

Words are a gift for me. I love them and the Lord seems to give them, both in written and spoken form. I am not sure why, but they are something I have come to love. They are my love language and they represent more than just words, but the heart and soul. I have learned to choose my words, for I am beginning to understand the value and power of them. And I have been careful to use my words because I understand the significance and meaning of them.
In recent days, I have come to understand why I love words. Because Jesus is in them. In the Beginning was the WORD and the WORD was made flesh. His Word is not far from us, it is in our mouths. Indeed it is our life. The Word of God, just ONE Word from God, can radically change all that we are.
Because He is in the Word and the Word is in us...using our words is very important. Sometimes we choose to withhold them and sometimes we spew them. Other times we we choose to manipulate people with them, while occasionally, we use them to express our emotion and feelings.
God intended for us use our Word. God breathed life into HIS Word so that He could use it to reprove, rebuke, teach and correct. The Word became flesh so that it could be among us, indeed in us. And how we choose to use our words is indicative of what we are doing with Him.
I have been guilty of late of withholding words. And that is wrong. He did not give words so that we could just sit on them. It is why I have not blogged in a while. So, tonight, I use words....HIS.
The pursuit of God is not an easy journey, nor is it one that many embark upon. Few traverse the trail to reach more of Him and even fewer step outside the boat onto the water to experience the greatness of a God they only have read about. But God is not a God to merely be read of on pages. He is a God that is to be sought after, found and experienced. But only for those who are willing to move from the place of complacency into the place of pursuit...and this will cost us. Following hard after Him is not for the faint of heart, but for the brave of heart who will dive deep and not just play in the shallow end of the pool.
So I will use words....It is worth getting wet to dive deep and experience the greatness of a Savior, the beauty of holiness, the grandeur of abundant life, the majesty of presence, the mystery of grace, the treasure in a field, the joy of a journey, the favor of the King and the blessedness of knowing you have and will see more.
I realized today...that part of stumbling on the journey is when we don't use words. When we withhold them. Time to use them...He is.
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