What do you give life to?

just a quick entry for me today, spent a week on vacation camping with the family last week near Branson and I feel like I'm still behind on catching up on everything at work.  I'd stay its taken me the week to get back in the groove!  What great times camping with my wife, kids and mother-in-law.  Yes, a great time with mother-in-law, I did say that!  Hot days with the beach just mere moments away, kids learning to swim, great campfire conversations, walking around downtown in old-fashioned shops with sweet tea at every turn.  Can't wait for the next time we go!

Ok, if you read any of my posts, please feel free to comment, it would be great to hear from you and also, God bless you while you read.  Take Care - jc

Proverbs 18:21 (NIV)

The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Have you thought about what you are going to give life to today?

You have the opportunity to give life or death with your words, everyday.  To anything and everything.

You have the chance to give life to a topic, a care, a fight with your husband or wife, an anxiety, or to people … will you choose to give your money, your marriage, your friendships, will you give them life?  What you speak to and about, you offer those things life each time you speak of them or to them. 

Jesus spoke words of everlasting life and those are the words we should focus on today.  Sharing those words of love and life.

Lets not waste our time giving life to meaningless conversation, instances where Jesus said we should “turn the other cheek”.   I truly believe he meant for us to not give life to those instances.  You know in your own life when you could have just turned aside, not with passive-aggressiveness but truly turned from the situation and either forgiven and moved on or just understood that the people or situation you were dealing with needed grace from you. 

This is something I struggle with even just driving to work!  I need to get in the slow lane, and be gracious to the other drivers.  My destination is not more important than theirs.  Humbly go, five below.   

You cannot take back any of the words that come from your mouth, so listen carefully, consider your words, and respond with grace.  You and I were given more grace than we should have ever received, so be sure to return the favor.  Start today.

Be. Grace. Full.