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Speak the Blessing
I have a friend named Robert who grew up with an alcoholic father. He grew up
out in the country, and his dad was known as the town drunk. Robert was a star
football player. He made the high school All-American team and went on to play
in college. Football was his life. But as far as he knew, his father never saw
him play one single football game. His father never encouraged him and never
told him how great he was. Robert so longed for his father's approval. Years
later, he found out that his dad did come to some games, but he would stay to
the side because he was so embarrassed about being the town drunk.
After Robert's college football days, he went to seminary and became a great
pastor and leader. One day, he got a call saying that his father had a heart
attack and might not make it. Robert rushed to the emergency room. His father
was a little disoriented. He was coming in and out of consciousness, and he
thought Robert was the doctor. He said something to Robert that changed his
life forever. He said, "Hey, Doc, have I ever told you about my son, Robert? I
am so proud of him. He was a great football player and now he's a pastor of a
great church. He's so smart and talented. Doc, I just wish you could meet my
son, Robert."
That day, Robert heard the words that he had longed to hear for more than 35
years. He received the blessing from his father. A void was filled on the
inside that only his father could fill. It was like a healing balm going all
through him.
Who in your life needs to hear a blessing from you? Sure, you may be proud of
your children or loved one, but understand that a blessing is not a blessing
until it's spoken. The fact is, Robert's father had the blessing on the inside,
but he never released it. He never verbalized it. He thought, "Oh, Robert
doesn't need to hear from me. He's successful. He knows how great he is." But
you have to remember, there is a blessing that only you can give.
I know some people weren't raised to be affectionate or expressive with their
feelings. You may say, "Joel, we don't do that in our family. We don't talk. We
don't hug. We don't kiss. We don't compliment." But, you need to be the one to
break out of that rut. Just because it hasn't been done in the past doesn't
mean that it's the right thing. You're attitude should be, "I may not have seen
this kind of love and expression modeled in my home growing up, but this is a
new day. I'm going to draw that line in the sand. I'm going to start telling
the people God put in my life, ‘I love you. I'm proud of you. I believe in
you.' I'm going to start speaking the blessing."
Be blessed,
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