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Picking Up the Pieces

February 26, 2011 in Church Life, Daily Faith with 0 Comments

 

A man came home from work one day and was greeted by his two daughters at the door. “What did you two do today,” he asked them?

How easy it is to point out blame, to ridicule and to condemn. How Christlike it is to pick up the pieces.“Oh,” exclaimed the oldest, “I washed the dishes.”"And what did you do?” the father asked the younger girl.She replied with a big smile, “I picked up the pieces!”What a beautiful picture of the church in action. We are most like Christ when we pick up the pieces. There are broken lives scattered all around us. They have been broken apart by tragedy or despair. Sin often shatters many a life. And some are simply torn apart by the hectic daily grind of everyday life.We can show God’s love as we help others pick up those pieces and put them together again. They see Christ in us as we forgive them and help them receive God’s forgiveness. They receive God’s healing grace as we encourage them and help them find hope in Christ. Also, the beauty of God’s kingdom is that we who help to heal often find healing ourselves.

“So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.”  (1 Thessalonians 5:11, The Message)

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All Wives Want For Valentine’s Day

February 16, 2011 in humor, Videos with 0 Comments

Don’t Stop Talking About It

February 9, 2010 in Daily Faith, General, Marriage & Family with 0 Comments

 
Some years ago, the comic strip “Small Society” showed a man talking to his wife. He is saying, “Of course you’re my valentine. Of course I still love you. I’ve just stopped talking about it.”
I believe that this is a problem in a lot of marriages today. It’s a problem because, when we stop talking about it two things happen. One: We fail to remind the other person how important they are to us and two: we fail to remind ourselves how important the they are to us.

Our spouse needs to hear the words of love. They need to know we value them and we bless them when we use words of affection and value. But we need to hear ourselves say them as well. When we speak these words, they imprint themselves on our brains and our hearts. The words serve as reminders of who this person is and who we are as well. We are forgetful creatures and we need the reminder.

I think this is a problem not just in marriages, but in other relationships as well. Parents and children need to talk about love with each other. They each need to say words of love to each other, and they need to hear themselves say them to the other.

We need to talk about our love for God. We need the reminder of how important He is to us. We need to remind ourselves that we do love Him.

The fact of the matter is that those who truly love can’t stop talking about it.