one day a guy got a new cell phone and the first day he had it, he pushed two buttons on it and it locked the cell phone. he couldn’t use it. he kept trying to push buttons to figure the thing out. he couldn’t. he even read through the manual but he couldn’t figure out how to do it. finally, after about a week, he talked to an expert and they said, “it’s just the last digits of your phone number. put those in and it will work.” punch those in and then it will work.
that’s sort of like what we’ve been talking about. he already knew those last four digits, he just didn’t know how to punch them in.
you already know about what we’ve been talking about. who doesn’t know that we need to listen? who doesn’t want to build people with their words? who doesn’t know that when you break trust it breaks down communication? we all know these things. the encouragement is, punch in some numbers. unlock the communication with somebody. but don’t try to do it all at once.
you can’t do it all at once and neither can i. maybe you just want to be a better listener. maybe you want to build trust in a relationship. maybe you want to guard your heart in a better way. maybe it’s you want to empower your words. who needs to hear a word of healing from you? who, with a well-phrased question, could you help to see something they haven’t seen before? who needs to have a picture from you to discover a new truth?
one of the keys to communication is what’s happening in my heart. and if i don’t change what’s happening in my heart, it’s not going to change my words. so how do you get a new heart?
the same one that teaches about communication is the same one who can give us a new heart, JESUS CHRIST. that’s what HE came to the earth to do. the cross and the resurrection of CHRIST is not just an historical event. it’s a personal event. it’s all about HIM wanting to give forgiveness into my life because i’ve blown it sometimes. and also direction for my life. how do you get a new heart?
communication. communication with HIM. talk with HIM. you can do it right now. you don’t even have to close your eyes. you can talk to GOD in your mind and HE’ll hear you. right now, you can say to GOD in your mind, “i want a new heart. i have done dumb things in my life. i’ve blown it. i’ll admit it. i’ve sinned. would YOU forgive me? give me a new heart. help me to start over.
but that’s not enough for me. i don’t just want to erase the past i want to live in a new way in the future. would you start to guide and direct my life? a lot of things i don’t understand but would you help me to learn how?”
as you say that in your mind right now, i promise you GOD’s hearing you. that’s why HE came to this earth to let us know HE’s hearing us. HE came to reestablish connection with us, to open the lines, the channel of communication. i promise you, HE’s doing what you ask.
just a thought from the front porch..
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