One of the most powerful tools available to every parent, leader, and influencer is the process of defining.
Jesus used this when teaching His Disciples. "Whom do men say that I am?!" is THE question Jesus asked that became a turning point in their understanding. It's a good question to ask each other today. "Who is Jesus?"
The first teaching assignment given was when God the Father asked Adam to name all the animals. By naming them, Adam defined them.
Journals, and it's cousins, oral storytelling and also scrap booking (including Facebook?!), force the mind to focus on definitions.
Learning the language of music, science, and math is the foundation and the heavy lifting of each of these fields.
"What did you see, my child?" sounds like a kung-fu cliche, but it explains the power of these disciplines, which, coincidentally, uses the same root word as discipleship.
This is also why I use Facebook as a journal. I know my interests are broad,and not everyone is interested in what I am interested in, but I journal as much to clear my own mind, forcing me to focus on defining what I see.
Words are power. Nothing is more powerful than the Living and Written Word. Nothing defines God more clearly than the event called the Crucifixion and Resurrection. It explains why I, too, am a disciple, a disciple of Christ.
And nothing gives me more joy, than when I can encourage you, my fellow disciples and friends in Christ.
Comments
Post a Comment