We spend so much money on enhancing communication, from latest gadgets to expensive seminars. Is it important? Absolutely!
As Brea gears up for her 16th birthday, I’ve introduced Liegmann Drivers Ed 101. Our recent trip to Vancouver requires her manual and full alertness. (And yes… this is my creative edition.) As we drive she answers all my questions from signs to traffic patterns. If she doesn’t know the answers she has to look it up, which I find solidifies a greater return on the memorization. As I’m teaching her, the Spirit teaches me.
Lesson: (Part A) When we signal in the car, it’s not for US but rather those around us to be aware of our intentions. It’s crucial. It promotes safe, smooth, and unified movement. What peace and joy to all!
Imagine if we never signaled? What chaos would be ours! LOL.
If that didn’t hit home, the Spirit was going to double up significance this teaching to me.
Lesson (Part B) Brea, Roger, and I recently went on an ATV tour in Whistler. Beautiful! We all had to wear helmets and goggles and follow single file up steep rocky mountains and through dense forests. We were all instructed to follow the leader and watch for his hand signal, because you obviously couldn’t hear his voice. It just so happened, that his machine’s chain kept coming off every 5 minutes. We kept starting and stopping, starting and stopping. You can imagine how much I enjoyed this part?? LOL. But as I watched I realized, no one really knew how long this was going to go on, as we weren’t able to communicate. On the 5th time 3 of us broke through the line to come to the leader to remove helmets and communicate solutions. Yes, I was one of them. And yes I ended up sharing my machine with the leaderJ
In both these situations it became plainly apparent that communication is essential in everything in life. Now not JUST essential, but that it brings joy and allows greater progress in any journey, from road trips to ATV adventures.
Conclusion: Now for my four way flashers.
How is our communication with God? Do we follow his lead, obey his laws and signal with obedience our intentions? Or do we wear helmets in which we don’t even hear His voice, only to frustrate ourselves? You see God has given us the GIFT of two-way communication with Him. His word and his Spirit declare His voice on anything and everything.
And our voice is given to us as a means to take off the helmet and ask sometimes when we don’t understand. So the question that we need to honestly ask ourselves is, “How’s OUR communication (God and Me)?” When we are tight, we become confident in our journey, and signal to those around us our intentions with joy, peace and a surety.
Don’t delay, grab the manual (bible), perhaps a good teacher in this area, and start using those two gifts God’s given you: your ears and your voice.
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