I heard someone once say that ‘air conditioning was to blame for our growing lack of community and neighborliness.’ Once we started getting comfortable inside with cool, humid-free air conditioning we stopped going outside. Instead of sitting outside on the stoop in hopes of a little breeze, to bring relief and refreshment we tucked ourselves inside, and consequently interacting with our neighbors became less and less.
Would your life be different if you were more aware that Jesus is present in every thought, conversation, and situation you are in today and always? If you were to picture Him at your table, watching television with you, on the subway with you, .or in traffic with you, would anything change? If you were to imagine Him standing beside the person you are talking to, would your conversation be different? I know mine would.
If you have a sibling you have probably found you remember the same situation differently. You may think your sibling was Mom or Dad’s favorite but they think you were the favorite child. You may remember your sibling encouraging you to lick the dog’s tail and they remember you doing it all by yourself. You may remember your sibling hitting you on the head with a broom but they remember someone else hitting you on the head with a rake.
Voice command software with training recognizes our speech, our patterns, our frequent sayings, and like our phones become more predictive overtime at what we will speak. Designed to streamline our already busy days, voice recognition software increases in use and popularity. Without spending that training time however it is an inefficient process. The key is investing the time to make it work.
‘We would like to have you over for dinner, Saturday,’ says a couple from church. “We are having a birthday party for my husband Friday night and we would like you to come.’ In the mail, is an embossed envelope with calligraphy and a burgundy seal closure, you are invited to celebrate a wedding. You may not be excited about the event but deep down you are glad to be asked. Even the extremest of shy introverts like to be invited even if they choose not to attend.
In the 1920’s a doctor presented the public with his theory that animals respond to a dangerous situation with one of two responses; fight or flight (running from the situation). This theory was then adapted also as a natural human response, our flesh’s response.
We often want God to rush answers to our prayers. Nothing seems to be happening, you wonder if He was even listening. He was, He is. God being all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise knows that waiting will make us stronger and healthier and make it easier for us to fly high, soar and dance.
There is a term in the computer world ‘GIGO.’ It means garbage in, garbage out. You understand this. If we
Dr. Gary Chapman introduced people to the concept of Love Languages in 1995. His book entitled ‘The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts’ showed readers how people express love and receive love differently. Physical touch may be very meaningful to you but to your loved one words of appreciation may be a more significant expression of love.
