Louder Than Words

I distinctly remember the look of frustration in my friend’s eyes as she shared her greatest burden: she had accepted Jesus into heart but her husband claimed to have no interest in giving his life to God.

Yes, the heartache she was experiencing was justified for she felt alone in her new journey. She shared that she would try to speak to her husband at different times attempting to get him to talk about Jesus, but it only led to more heartache.

I placed my hand upon her arm and look straight into her eyes. With raw honestly and firm words laced with love I said, “God doesn’t need you to be His advocate. You need to let Him be your advocate. Jesus’ work within you will speak to your husband louder than your words ever will.”

Psalm 18:1-2, How I love you, Lord!
You are my defender.
The Lord is my protector;
he is my strong fortress.
My God is my protection,
and with him I am safe.
He protects me like a shield;
he defends me and keeps me safe.

We exist in a world that desires to tear us down when we step out for Jesus. This world is not God’s kingdom after all, but the enemy’s playground. We put people upon pedestals and covet a whole host of things within the lining of our soul. And we talk. Quite a bit actually. We have entire television programs dedicated to panels of individuals who are doing nothing but sharing opinions and banter. And we listen whether we think we are or not. It should be of little surprise that when we ourselves open up our mouths to share what now burns within, there will be doubters and naysayers who think we are all talk and no action.

But when it comes to sharing the Gospel, we must be mindful of the words we choose to use. Wars can so easily begin when a loose tongue is used as a weapon. When the world wants to take us down- or deny us our experience with Christ- we should not fight with our words for it only leads to trouble. No, God does not need us to be His advocate, but desires to be our advocate. He is our defender when words cut to our core. He is our protector when insults are thrown our way. He is our fortress when the storms of trouble begin to blow, and He is our shield when the winds of life threaten to bend us. And because of His great love, we will not be broken.

Father, thank you for being all that we need. May we remember that our actions speak louder than our words for your commandment is for us to love others. And love isn’t a feeling, but an action. In Jesus name, Amen.

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