RE: [TruthTalk] Eye of the Storm

[Slade Henson]

I do understand where you're coming from, Michael.

 

-- slade

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Subject: [TruthTalk] Eye of the Storm

Slade Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

It's unbelievable how this concept is not getting through. Let me give an example or two to express my meaning.

 

Jan said to John, "Quit beating around the bush!" Let me ask you a question... Was John ACTUALLY beating around the bush or was he verbally not getting to the point?

Slade said, "I'm all ears!" Is Slade a walking pair of ears or is he listening intently?

 

A visual will help with that answer, Slade.. :-)

 

GOT IT?????

Anyway, that would be bad in a situation where the 'eyes' (aye's) have it!!!  Oh, oh, I guess I'm getting 'corny' here... sorry guys....

Michael D: Hey Slade, I guess If I had use text as huge as yours above in my clarification on the idioms e-mail, you would not have had to indulge...  

Anyway I will try and repeat for you. I do use idioms and colloquialisms etc, but I am careful to avoid ones, or terms in them, that embody concepts  contrary to my position and covenant in Christ (I'll resist the urge to enlarge that statement :-) )    Does that make sense, Slade?

Again,  I will not say that some part of my body, or anything for that matter, is killing me. That's careless speech. I don't want to release that concept in reference to myself. That's the enemy's playground. I seek to avoid terms like I am 'sick' of something/someone, or that someone makes me sick. Again, that is releasing raw material into the spirit realm that references me contrary to my covenant in Christ. The enemy seeks to enforce those things.

'Beating around the bush' does not reference contrary to Christ's covenant (as far as I can tell) so I might say that.

Can you see a difference there?

The principle is that our words, particularly when repeated over time, cut a track for the enemy to run on. They can give him licence to operate. As Proverbs says, they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.  I won't impose another example on you folks, but I have seen the most innocuous utterances repeated over time do have big consequences.