I can communicate quite well with words, both spoken and written. Every cell in me is all about communication. I've been thinking a lot lately about what the rest of my life "says". Everything speaks...my facial expressions, my attitudes, my reactions, my actions, my choices...all of it says something to anyone who happens to be paying attention. Actions speak louder than words. Am I "speaking" life and love and encouragement to people? Time for some reflection on my own life...I'm not pointing a finger at anyone but myself.
People who know me well have said that my voice and my face give away my emotions, even when my words do not. I often try to hide hurt, frustration, and anger with a forced smile...unsuccessfully, I might add. Anyone who spends time around me can see right through it, and then they wonder what pushed me over the edge. I am trying to learn to appropriately express those emotions with grace and mercy to fix whatever is bothering me when I can. Sometimes I respond with a fight or flight response...lash out or run away and avoid...never solves the problem or makes me feel better. My best choice...give it to Jesus and ask Him what to do with it. His response will always be the right one and it will always speak the best message!
I pray every day for more of Jesus and less of Dawn. I dislike reacting based on my feelings, but I do it all the time. The Bible is filled with verses that exhort us to put others' needs before our own, to serve the way Jesus did, to love and encourage each other. Galatians 6:9 starts, "Do not become weary in doing good..." I want my life to speak the same message that my words say. I want to follow Jesus example. I will choose to be considerate, to serve, to encourage, and to love. I will seek relationship with Jesus so that everything speaks of Him and His love!
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