Hola! Mi nombre es Krista. ¿Cómo estás?....
or perhaps....
Bonjour! Mon nom est Krista. Comment êtes-vous?
English translation....
Hello! My name is Krista. How are you?
Learning another language takes time, patience and commitment. Some families send their children to immersion schools. Their kids are taught exclusively in a second language all day long and they quickly pick up this new way to speak.
So, how can you communicate with God? What is His language?
I would hear people say that God "spoke to them" and I wondered....how can I hear God? I know praying is talking to God but will he really respond to me with WORDS?
How does He do that? What would he say? Could I really communicate?
So I began to study a new language and now God speaks to me.
He speaks with Scripture.....His language is His Word.....
The more time I spent reading my Bible.....the more words, phrases and sentences I added into this new "second language" of mine.
My Scripture vocabulary has increased over the past year and when God wants to talk with me, He has more words to choose from our common language.
For example.....I was in the kitchen one day and the kids were fighting in the other room. I was getting annoyed and then a bit angry with all the noise. Suddenly a quiet thought came....
"In your anger, do not sin"....."Be slow to speak".....
God was reminding me not to snap at my kids with angry words.....
I heard this gentle reminder and my anger cooled off.
I could take a moment to listen to what the real problem was in the other room.
It was more then just noisy children.....someone's feelings were being hurt and I needed to teach them that words matter....
"Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those that hear them"
Of course, if I would have stomped in there angry and yelling with my words....I would not have been a very good teacher.
So, how can you communicate with God? What is His language?
I would hear people say that God "spoke to them" and I wondered....how can I hear God? I know praying is talking to God but will he really respond to me with WORDS?
How does He do that? What would he say? Could I really communicate?
So I began to study a new language and now God speaks to me.
He speaks with Scripture.....His language is His Word.....
The more time I spent reading my Bible.....the more words, phrases and sentences I added into this new "second language" of mine.
My Scripture vocabulary has increased over the past year and when God wants to talk with me, He has more words to choose from our common language.
For example.....I was in the kitchen one day and the kids were fighting in the other room. I was getting annoyed and then a bit angry with all the noise. Suddenly a quiet thought came....
"In your anger, do not sin"....."Be slow to speak".....
God was reminding me not to snap at my kids with angry words.....
I heard this gentle reminder and my anger cooled off.
I could take a moment to listen to what the real problem was in the other room.
It was more then just noisy children.....someone's feelings were being hurt and I needed to teach them that words matter....
"Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those that hear them"
Of course, if I would have stomped in there angry and yelling with my words....I would not have been a very good teacher.
I encourage you to take time to read your Bible today.
Stop and focus on one or two verses that seem to stand out to you.
Read them....Practice saying them....think about how they apply to your life.
This will add words into your Scripture vocabulary.
God wants to speak to you.....
He loves you and wants to have a close friendship with you.
Think of your friends here on earth....Friends spend time getting to know each other and talking with each other.
God wants to be your very best friend.
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