Walking the Passage: May my words be seasoned with life..... and my opinions turned to dust

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

May my words be seasoned with life..... and my opinions turned to dust

There is so much I wish I knew how to express... so much I wish I understood... so much that leaves me hungering for wisdom and understanding..... moments that out of the blue come across and affect my world and where I walk.... and I'm left feeling a vulnerability I would rather not feel... but even as the residual emotions course through me... I am left to acknowledge the lesson

There is a power in our words towards each other... a power to bless... a power to curse.... we don't have to be face to face .... why does the Word speak so about our mouths and our tongues..... we speak life and death and out of the same mouth that praises the Most Holy One comes opinions and thoughts that are not of the Father's heart....

I have a friend who takes this very seriously and I have truly wondered at times if the line is too tight and that we should have freedom to speak and to express.... I talk things out that is how I process and in doing so I don't always check every emotion or opinion expressed.....

I have been rattled tonight for I have felt the words of another and then in discussion found them to have been truly stated.... a new found depth of the fear of the Lord rests upon me for there has been brought to bare a very personal experience upon my soul that has left a huge question mark ..... again I have no answers but many many questions.....

Beyond questions though I have been pushed towards quietness and the idea of letting my words be few and not idle weighs upon my heart.... understanding so slightly the love and grace of God I know that this lesson's strength is for a purpose and there is grace to navigate these waters... but once again I am stunned by the truth of the realities of the Kingdom and how they are really as they are.... while there is grace I do believe to reflect and discuss there must be wisdom when in reference to another of how we speak.... we must search out the fact that if we speak.. we speak of one whom the Father adores and for whom Christ died and our words must be seasoned with grace and wisdom and humility....

My friends our words are so powerful ..... for someone who loves words and loves expression a solemn weight sits upon me this evening and I sit and let it bare down and plant its seeds so that it's fruit will be brought forth ......................

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One of my Favorite Narnian Quotes...

“One word, Ma’am,” he said, coming back from the fire; limping because of the pain. “One word. All you’ve been saying is quite right, I shouldn’t wonder. I’m a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won’t deny any of what you said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things – trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that’s a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We’re just babies making up a game, if you’re right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world that makes you real world hollow. That’s why I’m going to stand by the play-world. I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we’re leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for the Overland.

A Brilliant Quote from Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,

but that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?"

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking

so that others won't feel unsure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in every one.

As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.