Proverbs 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Have you done this? Have you delivered the word of the Lord in due season, not your own words, the Lord’s words? I have and I have to admit, not enough. If you can you should. That begs to ask the hard question, why doesn’t it happen more often?

People are complicated. Relationships are complicated. We make assumptions rather than asking the hard questions. We look to the outward signs and never get into the hearts and minds of those we meet. That takes time. It takes commitment. It takes away from things we want to do.

I dare say we only get into those awkward moments when we attend a seminar or revival or training session specifically designed to take you to task. Outside those moment, how much of that probing into the heart of another do we do on a daily basis.

I’m too busy. They are too busy. I don’t want to be pushy. I don’t want to endanger our relationship.

What kind of a relationship do you have if you do not know how another feels about those things which mean the most to you? Or is it that those things you call important have nothing to do with kingdom living? We feel comfortable talking about football, food, movies, books, home and auto. So are you as comfortable talking about kingdom living?

Guys talk about car restoration with comfort but not so much with restoring your soul. We share that new recipe at every opportunity, but not what we discovered in God’s word today. If that is the case then I have to ask…..

Has your chewing gum lost its flavor on the bedpost overnight?