Yesterday, I wrote about accents...and giving our undivided attention to God...seeking to hear His voice, even in the silence. This leads me to one more thought.
When I am back home in Virginia...or on the phone with loved ones back there, I find myself immediately returning to my original accent...without even thinking about it! It's not just "honey"...it's "honnnnney." We don't just talk about a "log" house...but a "lawg" house. And it's not just a "fine" day...it's "fiiiiiiiine." :) In other words, the more time I spend around those I love back home, the more I sound like them.
So I must wonder. If we spend more time with God...listening to Him through prayer, time in the Word, worshipping Him, praising Him...and focusing on Him above all else.....shouldn't we begin to talk like Him? Think like Him? Live like Him? Love like Him?
Obviously, I am not saying we should all have the same accent. God has given us amazing enjoyment and variety in His wonderful design. What I am saying is that if we are calling ourselves His people, we have every reason....and responsibility...to reflect Him in all we say and in all we do. We need to be consistent with the One we claim to know...love...and serve.
Going home to Virginia reminds me of so many reasons I am who I have become. Going Home to be with Him eternally some day should remind me of Whose I am and the difference it should make in who I am becoming.
As we continue to listen to Him, I pray we become more like Him...completely. ♥~thl
When I am back home in Virginia...or on the phone with loved ones back there, I find myself immediately returning to my original accent...without even thinking about it! It's not just "honey"...it's "honnnnney." We don't just talk about a "log" house...but a "lawg" house. And it's not just a "fine" day...it's "fiiiiiiiine." :) In other words, the more time I spend around those I love back home, the more I sound like them.
So I must wonder. If we spend more time with God...listening to Him through prayer, time in the Word, worshipping Him, praising Him...and focusing on Him above all else.....shouldn't we begin to talk like Him? Think like Him? Live like Him? Love like Him?
Obviously, I am not saying we should all have the same accent. God has given us amazing enjoyment and variety in His wonderful design. What I am saying is that if we are calling ourselves His people, we have every reason....and responsibility...to reflect Him in all we say and in all we do. We need to be consistent with the One we claim to know...love...and serve.
Going home to Virginia reminds me of so many reasons I am who I have become. Going Home to be with Him eternally some day should remind me of Whose I am and the difference it should make in who I am becoming.
As we continue to listen to Him, I pray we become more like Him...completely. ♥~thl
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