Join the dots

What would happen if, in every situation, you expressed how you felt?

Your opinion of your friends clothes/haircut may immediately reduce their Christmas card list!

You political views would no longer be a private matter.

The energy companies may well have another phone call to deal with.

And so on.

What if you expressed how you felt about life to those who are the very closest to you? Those you share your life with, whether they are family members or close friends? Most of us do significant self editing before we express our feelings to others, especially about the deepest things going on in our lives. We drop subtle hints via our body language, our occasional comment or moment of silence. Those around us take these dots, join them together, fill in the gaps and come up with a picture of what is going on. Sometimes they are right, frequently they are not quite.

What if, during our self editing, we just let a little more through? We may discover our friends are much more supportive and understanding than we initially thought.

What if we really spoke to God about how we are feeling? Instead of 'blessing' prayers or 'if it's your will' prayers why not speak to God about how you feel rather than what you want him to do? He is the greatest friend after all.

We all might find that God provides for us in a way we never imagined when we speak to him in a way we never anticipated.