Thursday, September 20, 2012
SHE WOULDN'T QUIT TALKING
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. (Galatians 2:20) "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43:18,19) Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (Colossians 3:10) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2) Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. (Ephesians 4:23)
She Wouldn't Quit Talking
It was still early, and I was trying to be quiet so as not to disturb the other person in the room. Using my phone I typed in directions to a place we had to make a stop at later that day. The volume ringer was off, the address plus current location plugged in, when all of a sudden the phone directions voice kicked in.
It was loud! She just wouldn't quit talking, routing and re-routing me, though i was pushing buttons and touching the screen in several spots. Tried turning the volume down, then putting the phone under a pillow. I was about to reboot and decided to try turning off my location. Bingo, that worked.
The voice wouldn't stop off until I turned off the location device. Sometimes voices that someone else has said, or that I tell myself, play over and over and it is hard to silence them. Something triggers 'old tapes' and 'word curses'. Things like 'you'll never amount to anything', 'you just never get it right, do you?', 'it'll be a miracle if you ever (get a decent job, get your life together, have a decent relationship)'. These voices that come back unbidden can be kicked out when you turn off old locations and stand firmly on where you are today.
It is good to know Whose you are, and who GOD says you are! All things have past and you are a new creation in Christ. Your mind is being renewed daily. You direct your thinking toward things that are true and honorable.
The Lord will not quit talking; that's good news.
Today I choose to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. I will keep shut off any voices from old locations. Lord, please grant me ears to hear, in Jesus' name, amen.
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:8)
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy Sally I. Kennedy. ©2012
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