Howdy and welcome on this Fabulous Friday! Going to jump right in and begin our discussion
today. No small talk…no discussion just
gonna jump in…the word is verbalize! We are going to talk about talk. Interesting
thought, don’t you think.
Now as an educator we encourage children to ‘find your voice’ ‘speak up’. We have
children gathered in small groups to discuss, explore their
thoughts and feelings. It could be on topics
such as books read, science experiments, and current events. TALK.
It is believed that women talk far more than men: some
studies indicate that this has merit; while others say there is nothing to
it. Hmmm...according to one study, women average 20,000 words a day (I
know some that can easily double that countJ)…while
men are suppose to engage in conversations that result in a mere 7,000 words per day.
That is just some FYI for you…I will let you chew on that
yourself a bit…
But, all of us need to verbalize/vocalize…we
have a voice; we have a time to speak.
The Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to shut-up…like Kenny
Rogers in his famous song…”know when to hold ‘’em, when to fold ‘’em and when
to walk away’. He was referring to
gambling. Now this could easily apply to our conversations. I know myself; I have been guilty of speaking
when I should not and not speaking when I should. Why is it so hard to get it right?
Verbalize…some of our talk is
mere ‘chit-chat’; pleasantries…’how are you?’… “fine thank you’ talk...as if we
really want to know? Sometimes we verbalize
and it is to vent…about someone, something, somewhere who has done us
wrong. Sometimes we just plain gossip,
repeat stuff we should never have listened to in the first place. Verbalize...we
have been given a voice to glorify, testify and magnify our Lord…sadly to say,
we do not verbalize our feelings for our
Lord enough. Agree?
Now our brain, that complex thing that sits right there on
top our shoulders inside that cage called the skull, should act like a
gatekeeper, a control tower of our mouth.
We get those little checks in our spirit when we cross over into that
dark valley and begin to verbalize
things we should never ever utter. Hmmmm...
Thus, often we crash and burn….relationships are destroyed, trust is damaged
and people are devastated... We know
better, brain says stop…mouth says no…..
It is like the Denny
Doyle story. He is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. There are
hundreds of men who through the years who have held this position on a baseball
team. What is so special about this
story? Hmmm.. Denny is known for being involved in a mishap involving one
simple word. This is one of the Preacher’s favorite baseball stories to
share. He would retell it (verbalize) with flare and gusto if he were
here on the porch with us. We have heard it countless times at our house…and if
I am not mistaken, he was watching this particular game. Anyway, let’s see how I
verbalize this story.
Doyle's major league career is perhaps best known for his
role in the infamous Game Six of the 1975 World Series versus the Cincinnati
Reds. The score was tied 6-6 and the
bases were loaded with no outs and Doyle on third base. Fred Lynn hit a fly
ball. Reds left fielder George Foster made the catch; Doyle tagged up and
attempted to score the winning run. He was thrown out at home plate which seems
fair enough. Another game lost. But
there is more to this particular story. After the game, Red Sox third-base
coach Don Zimmer told the press, "I was yelling 'no, no, no' and with the
crowd noise, he (Doyle) thought I was saying 'go, go, go. The coach was telling
him to stay put… but….. Preacher likes this story so much that we have adopted
and adapted it around our house…we say to one another… ‘no, no, no or go, go,
go”….well maybe you had to be there….
Kind of like our brain and our mouth. Brain says ‘No, No, No” and mouth says “GO,
Go, Go”.
Now the tongue is tiny…but a tyrant…our words when we verbalize can bring peace, calmness and assurance
or they can be loud, bitter and biting… another quote from a friend of ours
compares our words to either a can of gasoline or a bucket of water. You decide which one you want to use in a
conversation or situation. You can put a
‘fire’ of ugliness out or you can pour that gasoline into the fire...and create
a bonfire. Have you ever used gasoline in a fire? BEWARE!
You throw how volatile that stuff is.
If there is even a little tiny, teeny flame it will roar up and can jump
back on your and you will be the one who ‘crashes and burns’. Verbalize. Powerful
stuff.
What about the lack of verbalizing?
Intersecting thought. I think we
probably don’t actually speak as much now as we have in past generations. True, there are other ways to speak-verbalize. We tweet, text, e-mail, and fax…instead
of verbalizing….
I am guilty too…used to send cards out...still send some
out…but e-mail or Facebook “Happy Birthdays’ have replaced our verbalizing. Sad. We take a nano-second to send messages
instead of calling and having conversations….verbalizing.
Anyway, moving on….Proverbs 8 mentions a Lady…her name is
Wisdom... She verbalizes
and her words are the kind you want to sit up and take notice to, heed them,
listen, cherish them, chew on them and relish them…hide them in your heart,
they will be health to your bones….If you get a chance read Proverbs 8 and 9, …especially if you a Message
Bible….very interesting stuff. The Bible
is as current as up to date as any book or publication. Amazing…
Anyway, Lady Wisdom
calls out and tells those around her how to live your best...only truth and
right words come from her mouth…
When Lady Wisdom enters a room, she enters
with grace, beauty, is gorgeous and grand.
Her charm and wit and statue turn heads and stop conversations. Shhhh...Listen Lady Wisdom is going to speak!
Then we meet the
“Snooki’ from the Proverbs pages…. she did not live back then…but there is a
pretty good description of her and gals such as her…Wise-cracking, smart mouth,
foul mouth, loud, rude, brazen, empty-headed, frivolous…know anyone like
her?..…
Proverbs gives her a name; it is Folly…no lady at all...the
Message Bible also refers to her with another name…since I am trying to keep
this G rated, I will not go there…but I encourage you to take time and ready
these 2 chapters. Interesting take on
our verbalizing…our
talk…a ‘ what is in your heart coming out of your mouth’ lesson. Also warning about whom to listen to.
Anyway, she (Folly) sits
on her front porch on Main Street, of course, and uses her words to entice,
entangle and ensnare…she is a bad one..indeed…she promises a good time, no one
will know …but she lies, lies, lies. Proverbs 9:18 tells where all her
followers and those who listen to her will end up: Hell…
So use your words, my friends! Verbalize!
Speak Up! Speak
Out! Yeah, you can really use
words; we would love to hear your voice…your sweet, sweet voice. But, in 2013 there are so many ways we can
verbalize! If you cannot actually talk
face to face then use that computer, Facebook, Tweeting, Texting, e-mailing and
verbalize good things, inspiration,
encouragement, share how much you love and appreciate your family and loved
ones. No, we don’t
always know! Tell each other…’thanks, good
job, love you, and miss you’……verbalize…verbalize…verbalize….. say something meaningful…sincere…uplifting and
encouraging…
Well…..another busy day…thanks for stopping by…enjoy your
day and verbalize!
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