I am excited to be able to sit down right now and put a lot of time into this post. It is been a whirlwind of a week. Conversations, school work, emotions, a night in Chicago, it was busy, busy, busy! It was definitely one of the most emotional filled weeks of the entire school year. I was reminded this week that we serve a God who is forgiving and wants us to live for Him in everything that we say and do.
There were so many times this week where I needed to let God do God things and every single time, that is what He did. He never fails. His love, His ways, His plan, it never fails.
"Avoid the chatter"
What does that mean to you? For me it means not participating in ungodly conversations when you are surrounded by them. It means not gossiping or talking about people behind their backs. It means not judging someone that you have never met in your entire time, or not judging someone that you see and interact with every day.
Now it's so hard to do all of those things. It's taken me years to start doing a better job with it. It's also a difficult thing because sometimes we have to become like other people in certain situations so that we can witness to them. Which is tough to understand, but I believe that God has all of those situations planned out.
I want to encourage you that when you become better at "avoiding the chatter," you will notice God more and feel his presence more than you ever have. When you feel his presence, you will feel God's presence, it is amazing how much better you treat other people. Feeling God's presence allows me to look at everyone the same, we were all created by the same holy and all-powerful God. It also reminds me that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ.
Avoiding the chatter is tough. It is crazy how easy it is for us to talk about people. When you practice avoiding it, you notice it so much more. It might be a little awkward for some of you to communicate with someone when you don't talk about other people, but there is so much more life in conversations when it's not about other people.
Now for some scripture!
Keep reminding God's people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. Avoid the godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
( 2 Timothy 2:14-16 )
There is no value in the quarreling of words. None. We need to do our best to present ourselves to God as one who has handled the word of truth correctly and without shame. We are told to avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it, will become more and more ungodly. I want to say this too! This scripture says that we are so avoid ungodly talk. I imagine ungodly talk being about sinful things, judging, pleasures, etc. I believe that you can have a Godly conversation that doesn't have to be all about God. Like I am not telling you that all you have to talk about is Jesus. It would be amazing if He is what we talk about all the time, but that just isn't going to happen. I am trying not to be annoying about this topic, just as encouraging as I can be.
Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are in his," and. "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. ( 2 Timothy 2:19-24 )
Flee from evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Also, do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments because those are pointless and amount to nothing. Flee from evil desires and pursue God.
I encourage you, avoid the chatter! The Lord knows who is his and who is not. When you practice on avoiding things that you should not be apart of, you will be able to recognize what God wants for you with your life. It is amazing what happens when you get rid of the bad things in your life, and replace them with the good. Unfortunately, it's a difficult process for a lot of people. If you cannot fish out the bad, put your focus on what is good. Remember, what you want more of is what your magnify. So if you want more of what is good in your life and more of Jesus, that is where your focus should be.
Now that we have reached the end, I hope that you understand what it means to "avoid the chatter" and I hope that you begin to avoid it to the best of your ability. It is amazing what will happen. Let God do God things.
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