Talking about it

They say that the first step in overcoming a problem is admitting that you have a problem. Well, I readily admit that I am a TALKER. I talk a lot, any time, any place, any where, I talk. I have said before that I don't even have to know a subject, I just have to have an audience. I'm a talker.

Some folks, like me, like to talk about things but they don't get a lot done about things. They will tell you all their woes and all their problems and all their concerns and all their worries but they seldom do anything to change those things they are talking about. Now, I know that our circumstances dictate things, this fallen world dictate things, other people and red tape dictate things, but there is something constructive that we can all do besides talking about it...

Today's word is something I heard on the radio or something I read somewhere; I don't really remember where I got it but it tells us that there is something we can do. It says, "Have you prayed about it as much as you have talked about it?"

When this came to mind this morning, from wherever it originated, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Yeah, we all talk about things, we all like to have someone sympathize with us, but NO ONE knows our hearts and our worries and our concerns and our needs more than JESUS. Yet, it seems that we will talk to everyone else about all that is going on far more than we talk to Him about all that is going on. What a reminder that I can be doing something more constructive and more tangible than just talking about it.

You've heard me mention it before: we are all going through things. Some people are going through far worse than I could ever imagine but we all have things on our minds and on our hearts. When we get burdened down with concerns and worries, we like to talk to others about the things going on in our lives. The question for today, though, is, "Have you talked to JESUS about it as much as you've talked to everyone else about it?" I am really going to try to apply this to my life. I think I may just be surprised at how much better I feel talking to JESUS than just talking about it.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T