On Your Heart
Whatever’s on your heart, you’ll impress on your children, your spouse, your grandchildren, your coworkers, strangers, etc; etc.. ( Deuteronomy 6:5-9 ) As i sat listening to the preacher yesterday, taking notes on the provided fill-in-the-blanks insert in the bulletin, this age-old Scripture caused me to consider…”what do you, Phil, “impress” on those you claim to love most ?” Sure…God supplies me these “devotionals”…but that doesn’t mean they read them. So when I’m around em , like family get-togethers, the rare visits when they come to the house, at their kid’s games, etc; with the short time i have with em, what did i say or do to leave an impression on them, that MEANT something to em ? Was it something comical that made em laugh ? Did i do or say something that embarrassed em or made em mad ? Is my love for deer huntin all they’ll think of ? Maybe you’re better at it than me… but i believe we leave far more, unsaid , than we do, said. Sure, we love Jesus and we love our families and friends, but do they receive more than the occasional hug or peck when they see us ? Do they hear us even mention the name of Jesus ? Do they get asked about their own faith-walk and how it’s going ? Do we share what the Lord’s done for us, personally, in the last few days ? When we say the prayer at that fine meal prepared by loving hands, do they hear our gratefulness and admiration for the “meal”, more than the admiration and gratitude for the One who provided not only the meal, but also the one’s’ who cooked the meal ? Because without Him, they wouldn’t be here. If we really love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, shouldn’t we be impressing “HIM” into their lives more ?!? Go back and read Deuteronomy 6:5-9 when you get a few seconds. Let God impress on you what you need to be impressing on those He puts around you.