Talk to myself? You bet! Sometimes it’s the best conversation I have all day.
And sometimes it is the worst.
I can be my best cheerleader and my worst critic. I can be brutally honest or the biggest liar. My self-talk changes with my mood.
Fortunately, God doesn’t change with my mood.
James 1:17 (NIV)
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Self-talk: shifting shadows.
God’s Word: unchanging … good and perfect.
[Note to self: Listen to God.]
Good morning, Lord. You know my moods, when I’m frustrated, when I’m content, when I’m at the end of my patience, when I’m looking for a pity party. You are unchanged by my moods, which is good. You stick with me, even when I’m not in the mood to listen, thank You. You are good to me even when I’m not good to You.
Teach me, O Holy Spirit, to be more like You: to listen, to know the truth when I hear it, and to walk in the way of righteousness.
