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James 3:1-12
It is great to be back...man, no more breaks for a while! Today we are digging into James chapter 3, and we’ll just read the first section, verses 1-12.
The big idea from this section is really just that our worlds matter...a lot. There are a few great analogies illustrating this, perhaps my favorite being the one about the fact that large ships are steered by small little rudders, and that we are in the same way guided by our words.
We talked about this a week or two ago, how important our words are, and how impactful they can be on those around us. Not only that, but our words can really direct and guide our own lives. We can very much speak ourselves into feeling, speak ourselves into acting, and speak ourselves into being. I think about 2 big takeaways pretty much right out of the gate as I am writing this - thinking about my words to others, and thinking about how I talk to myself.
I have already thought about this one recently, so I will just reiterate that I think we pretty much universally undersell how impactful our words are on others. I am very stingy with complements and praise, and that is something I really must get better at...just genuine praise of others and to others. This is just a habit, so it can be cultivated. My family is starving for this from me...I am sure of that. And James hits me over the head with this on this morning.
The other end of that is how I speak to myself. I am really hard on myself, and it wears me down over time. I mean, there really isn’t any reason for it either. And I love what I heard someone say one time, “Would you say those words to another person?” To which I would answer, “Well, no.” Then they said, “Well then, why would you say them to yourself?”. It really is a great question...so true. Why would I? That isn’t productive, it isn’t helpful, and it isn’t loving myself as I am called to do.
Today is all about my words. I am going to grant 3 complements by the end of the day, and I am going to wear a rubber band on my right arm to snap it on myself when I catch myself speaking negatively or thinking negatively about myself or my performance in a certain area...I am going to catch myself and I am going to snap it on my arm to force myself to become conscious of this more regularly.
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By Steve AndersonIt is great to be back...man, no more breaks for a while! Today we are digging into James chapter 3, and we’ll just read the first section, verses 1-12.
The big idea from this section is really just that our worlds matter...a lot. There are a few great analogies illustrating this, perhaps my favorite being the one about the fact that large ships are steered by small little rudders, and that we are in the same way guided by our words.
We talked about this a week or two ago, how important our words are, and how impactful they can be on those around us. Not only that, but our words can really direct and guide our own lives. We can very much speak ourselves into feeling, speak ourselves into acting, and speak ourselves into being. I think about 2 big takeaways pretty much right out of the gate as I am writing this - thinking about my words to others, and thinking about how I talk to myself.
I have already thought about this one recently, so I will just reiterate that I think we pretty much universally undersell how impactful our words are on others. I am very stingy with complements and praise, and that is something I really must get better at...just genuine praise of others and to others. This is just a habit, so it can be cultivated. My family is starving for this from me...I am sure of that. And James hits me over the head with this on this morning.
The other end of that is how I speak to myself. I am really hard on myself, and it wears me down over time. I mean, there really isn’t any reason for it either. And I love what I heard someone say one time, “Would you say those words to another person?” To which I would answer, “Well, no.” Then they said, “Well then, why would you say them to yourself?”. It really is a great question...so true. Why would I? That isn’t productive, it isn’t helpful, and it isn’t loving myself as I am called to do.
Today is all about my words. I am going to grant 3 complements by the end of the day, and I am going to wear a rubber band on my right arm to snap it on myself when I catch myself speaking negatively or thinking negatively about myself or my performance in a certain area...I am going to catch myself and I am going to snap it on my arm to force myself to become conscious of this more regularly.