Weak...
2 Corinthians 10:9-11
Now this is not just an attempt to frighten you by my letters. For some
say, "Don't worry about Paul. His letters are demanding and forceful, but
in person he is weak, and his speeches are really bad!" The ones who say
this must realize that we will be just as demanding and forceful in
person as we are in our letters.
2 Corinthians 11:6
I may not be a trained speaker, but I know what I am talking about. I think
you realize this by now, for we have proved it again and again.
i found these passages in corinthians tonight and realized that i had always
thought that the disciples and apostles were good at speaking in public...i
have never been very good at speaking in public...now i think i am ok speaking
one on one but not in front of a group...that is unless i am very comfortable
with the topic (very rarely)...but even if paul was a good speaker just the
thought that some of them might not have been was interesting...
i probably should have realized this when i spoke about
living is for Christ
b/c it only makes sense that if people have different abilities then speaking in
public is an ability...so what can i do if i am not a good speaker?...
another question...i have been thinking about this a lot the past few weeks...
why do i not see very many (any to tell the truth) people carry around their
Bibles?...my question really becomes why do i not carry around my Bible...it seems
after that brief conversation that i had august 10th that was started by my Bible
being on my desk that i would be able to carry it around with me...now i carry it
from work to home and back again b/c i sometimes have free time at work to read
or i will read during lunch...but i never carry it outside of that...for one thing
i am not in the habit of doing this...but when i do remember i feel it is not
appropriate...
one thing i have noticed is that habits are both easy and difficult to break...we
have in our minds the ability to decide which it will be...carrying the Bible would
also lead to the conversation that i might not be ready for...and i might not ever be
ready for that conversation...which is why i have to prepare myself for it...well
those are my thoughts and questions for today...
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