Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 24 Mar 2008

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 24 Mar 2008

Today’s word of encouragement is valuing the art of communication. High-tech phones, blackberry’s, and with a single touch we can connect to people anywhere in this world. These gadgets have become part of our daily lives that when we leave home without all our high-tech stuff we feel useless. It is amazing to see how many kids these days play with PSPs, portable electronic games, video games, etc; well, we are all a product of the MTV generation. The more we get caught up with our high-tech gadgets, phones, and portable video games, the more we will lose touch with physical communication. I hope we realize the value in face-to-face conversations, yet today children barely complete a sentence when their parents talk to them. Even as adults we are so caught up with our busy lives that we barely have a decent conversation with our husbands/wives. The Bible is filled with many great examples of men and women who were great communicators, as well as many who were not good at communicating. Joseph as a young boy was not good at communicating; sharing his visions that God had given him. This caused his brothers get jealous (Genesis 37). Nathan was a gifted communicator when he exposed King David’s sin it touched David’s heart that didn’t cause him to hate Nathan, but it caused David to turn to God and repent of his sins (2 Samuel 12). Today I hope that we would all be challenged to change the way we communicate with people. Proverbs 8:6 Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. © Mar 2008 Shaun Lee. www.everynation.org.sg archive: www.shauntzen.blogspot.com