This was a difficult day. It was a challenge to work through the 5 Ps. Thankfully, there was only the one set of scriptures to work through. I’ve already confessed that I have a tough time pulling the principles from scripture. Well, my “5 Ps” were pretty weak. “Positioning” worked out well. I went outside and enjoyed the sunshine and a cool breeze of God’s creation as those in my household began to wake up and begin their day. My problem started with “Pore and Paraphrase”. James 3:8-11, which was chosen to reveal the power of words in our personal lives, was tough to paraphrase because I saw these verses as pretty straight-forward. Since the Paraphrase was weak, the “Pull Out” was weak. “Pose” the question seemed to bring me back on track, though. I did ask myself a couple of pointed questions that brought into the light my recent behavior that was not glorifying God – especially since chemotherapy has been loosening my tongue a bit.
“Plan and Pin” prompted an immediate conversation with God asking Him to bring forth words of healing and encouragement from my mouth. I asked the Lord to get to the root of the problem with my mouth: my mind and heart. I prayed that He would change my heart and mind to better reflect His own and that those changes would have a profound effect on what comes forth from my tongue.
“Plan and Pin” prompted an immediate conversation with God asking Him to bring forth words of healing and encouragement from my mouth. I asked the Lord to get to the root of the problem with my mouth: my mind and heart. I prayed that He would change my heart and mind to better reflect His own and that those changes would have a profound effect on what comes forth from my tongue.
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