YES to God with my tongue

HELLO LADIES!

Before I get to Yes to God Tuesday, I just have to share this with you first.

Today is such a good day. 14 years ago I literally pushed this into the world...

And I've been pushing him ever since.

Pushing him to make good choices and hang with uplifting friends.

Pushing him to work hard in the classroom and on the basketball court.

Pushing him away from me when he smells like a wet dog.

Pushing him to be all that he can be.

Pushing him to draw near to Jesus because He will draw near to him.

Aaron Preston I love you boy with all my heart. You are an awesome child of God that I am blessed to have on loan while on earth.

You make me proud to be the one you call Mom.

Although some days you make me want to place you in foster care and pray you get placed with your Grandparents so I can still lay eyes on you.

You're funny, loving, ornery, smart, handsome and sweet when you want to be. Oh and let's not forget cool and muscular! I think I've had to watch more muscles flexed by you than a judge has to watch at a body building competition.

It's so odd that you all of a sudden are so much taller than I am when just yesterday you had yourself wrapped around my leg while I cooked dinner. You have been quite the adventure....much different than my girls. I mean c'mon, the girls haven't rolled down a mountain in Montana and had to go to the ER while on vacation or sliced their head open while playing in the backyard and had to have staples to hold brains their in.

You are by far more exciting than those two girlie-girls we have. Don't tell them though since you're outnumbered especially now that your niece is here. Let them continue to think they're running the show, but between you and me we know who the STAR of the show is...at least for today.

I love you babe, you are a joy to my heart. I hope that over this next year that your relationship with Jesus will be taken to a place that you had no idea was even possible. Seek Him baby...He is so worth it! Learn to say YES to God no matter if you agree with Him or not. He will bless your obedient heart.

Love,

Mom

Okay, now for our Tuesday post...

Don't forget to get this book written by our friend and sister in Christ, Lysa TerKeurst.

Invite your friends to discuss and grow in God starting July 1st as I will be hosting Yes to God Tuesday's right here. We'll be reading Lysa's book "What Happens When Women Walk in Faith?"

Remember: Have chapter 1 & the study read and done by Tuesday, July 1st so you can join in on the discussion. I'm so excited to see where God is going to take us. He's just so incredible.

I've been posting a poem each week and today's is one I wrote about our tongue. As small and ugly as this thing is that is in our mouth it can be described as anything between mean, sharp, tender, gentle, godly or deceiving. I love what the book of James says about it and Proverbs has much advice splashed throughout it about being careful how we allow our tongue to behave.

I don't know about you, but with my tongue...

I have built my husband up and torn him down all in the same breath. Within moments I have ripped my kids apart verbally and answered the phone sounding like a sweet kindergarten teacher leaving my wounded confused. I have talked to a friend and talked of a friend. I have lied with it, sang praises to Jesus with it, gossiped with it and when I was young stuck it out at someone I didn't like. I have taken communion with it at church on Sunday morning just hours after letting too much alcohol slide down it on Saturday night. I have said too much with it and have been left with regret while other times I chose to be obedient to God and bit the thing then thanked Him with it for helping me have self-control. God must get so tired of us. I just wonder if He ever paces the floors of heaven asking Jesus to remind Him WHY He created us.

Well, one day after receiving a "prayer request" from a friend I wrote this little number and boy did God work on me. Still is. I'm going to be honest, sometimes it's just fun talking about other people. Sometimes starting a sentence with "did you hear about" can make you feel like you have your act together. Ugly, but so true and I have a feeling I'm not alone.

My hearts' desire is for my tongue to worship Jesus at all times and I'm not just talking about singing. I want to worship Him with how I talk of others, how I talk to others and how I lift others up instead of choosing to tear them down. Our words are so powerful. Let's choose to be wise ladies...

Dear Jesus,
I humbly come before you today
I feel so helpless so I need to pray
I need to talk to you about my friend
I’m so frustrated and at my wits end
Now you know I’d never talk behind her back
I just want to help get her on the right track
Instead of dealing with her problem on my own
I called everyone I have programmed in my phone
I’ve told a lot of people but it will be okay
I only told them so they too will pray
So see, my intentions you cannot doubt
I just want to help my dear friend out
Someone has to tell her that she is wrong
What she’s doing has gone on far too long
See my friend is a gossip and will spread a lie
Nobody understands it or even knows why
But she needs to know how the devil will win
If she doesn’t get control of this area of sin
Lord, I just thought You should know up above
But remember I only told you out of love
Amen

© 2005 Lelia Chealey

Proverbs 11:13
A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.


~Many Blessings~