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Listening

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“If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”  Mark 4:23 NIV

When life gets busy and loud, stressful and activity filled, listening gets difficult.

Sometimes we barely hear what is going on around us and certainly don’t hear what God is saying to us.

Jesus is always communicating with you. He is always speaking truth to you.

Today is a day to listen.

To quiet everything.

Quiet the stress, the worries, the distractions, Facebook, and anything else that is draining your ability to hear Jesus.

Jesus is speaking to you and He has something that He wants you to hear clearly.

I am asking Jesus to give you ears to hear and to prepare a quiet place for you to receive His word for you today.

What is creating the most internal noise in your life right now?

What do you need to do to quiet down the external noise to be able to hear God’s voice better?

What is Jesus saying to you today?

A Small Touch

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“Love never gives up”.
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4 MSG‬‬

So much can be communicated through a small touch.

A reassuring pat of the hand.

A hug.

A gentle tug on the elbow of someone who you want closer.

Holding a hand.

A small touch can make a bad thing okay, an okay thing good and make a good thing great.

Small touches are difference makers in a relationship, in a life.

They can be the first thing we unconsciously give and the first thing that we unconsciously withhold.

When we struggle, we when are angry, when we are hurt, we withhold the small touches.

It’s easy to forget how important they are to us and to those we love.

A small touch may make a difference.

What small touch do you need to give?

Who needs it?

What is holding you back from giving it and whatever that is – is it more important than the relationship?

Small Touches

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Today’s small coffee break is from Rebel Tea & Coffee in Fort Meyers, Fl. I went there on my birthday last year, loved it but haven’t been back. Maybe I will go back this year on my birthday. While we sip, let’s talk about small touches.

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“Love never gives up”.
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4 MSG‬‬

So much can be communicated through a small touch.

A reassuring pat of the hand.

A hug.

A gentle tug on the elbow of someone who you want closer.

Holding a hand.

A small touch can make a bad thing okay, an okay thing good and make a good thing great.

Small touches are difference makers in a relationship, in a life.

They can be the first thing we unconsciously give and the first thing that we unconsciously withhold.

When we struggle, we when are angry, when we are hurt, we withhold the small touches.

It’s easy to forget how important they are to us and to those we love.

Wherever you are at in any of your relationships it might be a small touch that makes a difference.

Don’t worry about starting big- start small.

What small touch do you need to receive?


What small touch do you need to give?

Wise Words

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All words are powerful.

They can set the tone, communicate vision, encourage and lift up

or

They can destroy trust, discourage and convolute the situation.

It is usually the words we plan that do the most good and the ones we don’t plan that do the most damage.

Before you speak, ask yourself if your words are going to help the situation or hurt it?

It’s okay to say you don’t know.

It’s okay to say nothing at all.

It’s okay to choose to be proactive instead of reactive with your words.

When in doubt, don’t say anything at all.

The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction. (‭Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭21‬ NIV)

Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words. (‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬ NLT)

You will never regret the words you don’t speak.

Spend your time planing the words you want to say and applying self control to the ones you don’t.

Lip Service

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You know you are in trouble when you are only giving lip service.
When you smile with your mouth but not your eyes.
When you begin to say the words but there are no feelings are attached anymore. That which begins as a great love story ends with years of apathy hidden by duty, commitment and stalwart phrases of those good ole days.

We assume that this means that it is over. The hope of lasting love slips into the daily drudgery of life.

And yet….

It is not over.

The Lord says:
“These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
(Isaiah 29:13 NIV)

In a relationship lip service does no one any good.
It is better to be honest with what is going on in your heart.
That is the only way any relationship thrives.