Jaw-Flapper.

Monday, October 03, 2011
Jaw-Flapper. I have a confession to make, and it’s one that won’t come as a shocker to many of you who know me. All of my life I’ve had a problem. It began at a very young age. As a matter of fact, based on the stories I’ve heard about my early days, this issue began almost as soon as I could talk at all. From the time words began to come from my mouth as a small child, I’ve had the ability to not just say a few words, but to say many words. Okay, that’s just a nice way to say I talk a lot.
I have, however, in my recent years, identified what triggers my talkative-ness. It seems that when I’m very excited about something and my joy is overflowing, that I have a natural desire to talk about it. Like clockwork, just let God do something exciting in my life that makes my heart beat a little faster and I’ll be talking about it.
At times in my life my flapping jaw has gotten me in some trouble. At times it has cost me. Sometimes it has cost me more than I’d like to admit, even recently. This, in turn, leads to frustration and causes the trend to reverse itself temporarily. I become a man of much fewer words for a while. Don’t ask me why, I’m just observing the cycle.
Before you begin to write your emails about everything Scripture says about talking a lot, I dare say I’m not the only one with this problem. There are far too many of us who use far too many words far too often. Am I right?
But take great joy in knowing this: there is Someone that we can never talk about TOO much! As a matter of fact, we don’t talk about Him nearly enough to aptly describe His greatness. The truth of the matter is that if every word that came out of our mouth was about Him we wouldn’t have time in our lifespan to adequately voice who He is to the world!
The old song writer penned these words, “Everybody ought to know! Everybody ought to know! Everybody ought to know – Who Jesus is!” Words more true have never been written.
Today I’ve admitted something about myself that is, at times, a hindrance to my life. But if channeled in the right direction, I think this might just be useful. And if push comes to shove, I’ve got a God that never tires of hearing me talk to Him. If I feel like being “still” and just “knowing that He is God,” He welcomes me into His presence. But if I feel like venting and getting a lot off my chest, He still welcomes me. He’s faithful, always.
So this morning, ask God what is in your life that can be a hindrance or an asset. Ask Him to show you how to steer it in the direction of good instead of harm. And ask Him to help keep you on track with it. With His help, we might just use these little “weaknesses” to point some people to the God that uses even weaklings like us!



That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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