My good friend, Montana Gary, responded so elequently to yesterday's post with these words. Slowness of speech would be a gift to those of us who say too much too quickly. Whether talking to man or God, our speech should be deliberate, considered, directed and not meaningless chatter. When we pray (speak with God) or speak (speak before God), our words need to be in agreement with His heart if He is to act in agreement with the prayer. Agreement may not come quickly in our hearts but come it must.
That is sufficient meat to chew on for today. However Gary's words segwue masterfully into our next topic - yield, the fourth consideration in the acronym PRAY. Tomorrow's post will be the topic of yielded to God.
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The writer, a Life Coach, observes the tough times of life as challenges to gain great life lessons and personal growth through the loss of comfort, status, material, position, health, relationships, etc. "Consider it a sheer gift when tests and challenges come...You know that under pressure, your faith-life...shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way." His and others' stories make up the blogsite.
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- Former college basketball coach; private practice counselor; author of "Self Esteem: You're Better than you Think" and "Good and Mad:Learning the Value of Anger and Becoming Free from the Clutches of Unhealthy Anger." Graduate of Northwest Nazarene University. Masters from Oregon State and doctorate from U. of Alabama. Five children. 16 grandchildren. Married to Theresa 12-23-2000. First wife of 36 years, Ann, died in 1999.
Tough Times can be Valuable
"There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary - we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!" Romans 5:3-5 The Message
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