Isaiah 55:10-12 * 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace.” I can’t love that passage enough.
This post has been writing itself for weeks now. I never plan what I’m going to write. I pray and I listen.. and God speaks. He gives me the subject and tells me to run with it. Hopefully, I say something that touches someone somewhere. And hopefully, I don’t say anything wrong. I’ve realized that every word from our mouth, everything we do every single day, becomes an echo. At some point, it’s coming back around. That should be fun. For me personally, considering the temper God blessed me with and my complete lack of ability to keep my opinions to myself, it’s honestly a little bit of a scary thought.
Just functioning nowadays and keeping up with the lightening speed our world spins, we have dozens and dozens of daily interactions. It’s crazy. Many times I don’t really notice who I’m speaking to. Worse.. I don’t pay much attention to how I respond. And worse again.. if it happens to be a negative situation coming in my direction, I’ll match that negative energy real quick, fast and in a hurry. I’m kind of known for that, sadly.
But stop and think about what God says in Isaiah 55: 10-12. His word will not return empty. His perfect will WILL BE accomplished, no ifs, ands or buts. He has a purpose and it will be completed. Even when my attitude is all full of myself & my own importance; even when I’m whining and complaining that I don’t want to do what’s in front of me to do; even when my own resources are at zero but the task is enormous, God said I will go out in joy and be lead forth in peace. I will believe that with my last breath.
And what does any of this have to do with God echos? Everything. We’re so overwhelmed with life and family and society and politics that we’ve become desensitized to the difference our every day interactions make. Echos. Did I smile at the girl behind the register? Did I make eye contact with the homeless person sitting alone on the sidewalk? Echos. Did I return indifference with bad attitude? Did I spend my time talking about someone behind their back instead of talking to them? Or maybe the worst of all.. did I see a brother in need and harden my heart? You know the ones.. whatever the situation, it’s obviously their own fault. Those people. THOSE PEOPLE. They need to pick themselves up by their bootstraps before they’re worthy of kindness and love. Echos.
We have got to understand that everything we do becomes an echo. Christians need to seriously take that to heart. The person I passed on the street corner, the waitress who was having a really rough day, the person who cut me off in traffic, the bored person on the phone dealing with some account I’m having issues with..every interaction with every person reverberates and becomes an echo. What matters is.. did I make it a God echo? Or did I sound just like every nonchristian? God doesn’t just plan the big major events in our lives. He plans our trips to the gas station too. He sends me out each day to be His word.. I can’t return empty.
* He sends me out in joy. I am led forth in peace.*
God echos * cliff notes * every person has a story * it matters * prayer beats a bad attitude every time * smiles actually are contagious * they echo * never really been a bootstrap girl .. Jesus wore sandals * kindness goes places hateful can’t reach * then it echos * Jesus sends me out in joy * I am led forth in peace *
Colorful Chaos 