My Ministry Message for Today: Apparently my speaking style bothers some people. I have had to explain that Dearheart is not a term used to flirt, but rather one of care (especially among those to whom I minister). I someone in box me on Facebook over calling someone Doll, thinking it was demeaning. I assured them that it was a term of affection for someone I consider a very dear friend because weve seen each other through a lot over the course of our relationship. Likewise, there have been those who told me I needed glasses for calling one friend, Beautiful while accusing me of flirting with a married woman (and no, it wasnt her hubby). Although I dont feel any to justify my use of the term, I will clarify it. * In the first case, while I find the lady visually pleasing, she has moved from lovely to beautiful with me because even though our date didnt end in romance, it did result in a wonderful friendship. * In the second case, I was the fan of the lady long before I was blessed to develop a friendship with her. I always thought she was best looking lady wrestler Id ever seen, but when I tell her shes beautiful its not flirtatious... its because Ive seen her heart as well. Her passion for her husband, her kids, friends, fans, her beloved Ruby (her dog), and especially for God. It is strictly a term of endearment. One of the other things about me is that I dont have a problem telling certain people that I love them... (I shocked someone the other day by telling her - in front of her boyfriend - that she knows I love her and have for a long time). It has absolutely *NOTHING* to do with romantic feelings, it means that I hold them as more than mere acquaintance or friend. In the afore mentioned case, she and her son were there the very first time I took the pulpit in a church and we have been friends every since... cemented because she was only first at my older brothers funeral who acknowledged my discomfort and she gave me a big hug of reassurance. How many reading this have heard me tell them that I love them before hanging up or who tell me the same thing at the end of a conversation? Likewise, how many know that if I think it would be easy to fall in love with them... (and there are a couple reading this with whom I had fallen in love with whose presence I still miss dearly even though it didnt work out)... that I was quick to tell them so. There is a huge difference between loving someone and being in love with them. Take for example the love of God. It is not a romantic emotion... not Him to us, us to Him or us to each other... but it is a feeling that lacks any better definition than LOVE. There are some of you whom I have never met face-to-face... there are those reading this with whom I have never spoken on the phone... there are even some with whom I will see this side of Heaven... but I pray I enrich your spiritual lives by reading The Witness as much as you enrich mine by allowing me to share my Lord and Savior with you. Even if you never hear it from my lips, I pray that you also know that I share Gods love for you nonetheless!
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:26:20 +0000
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