The Mic Was On

Question to think about: Have you invited Christ into your conversation?

My friend put a microphone on before making a presentation.
He did not know the mic was on.
He complained about some details of the program to a friend.
Everyone heard.
His complaints impacted the crowd.
Few responded to his prepared talk.
It was a harsh lesson.

The thing is . . . our words impact others as well as ourselves whether we are speaking to one or to a crowd.

Humanity shares the problem of complaining; however, complaining narrows our view of situations and leads to more negativity rather than positive change. John wrote about the complaints of people in the presence of Christ:
41 Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said."
(John 6:41-43, New Living Translation)

Yikes! Busted! Christ, God with us, heard their complaints.
They failed to discuss their concerns with Christ.
Rather than seeking Truth they complained.
Christ was present but not invited into their conversation.

If a mic was on you throughout the day, what would be heard in your conversation?
Christ is present.
Invite Christ into your conversations.
Impact others through words of life rather than complaints.


Learning with you to invite Christ into every conversation,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)