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CAN WE TALK
by Rev. Don Rivers

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  Talk to me, not about me. We live in a world that provides many different ways to communicate with one another, but have we really stopped to talk with someone lately? Do we depend on electronic devices to take the place of face to face communication? Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  We say many different things about many different people but are we really communicating? We have many different ways to contact someone but are we really making a connection? Have we considered the best way to communicate, face to face?

  One thing I like about racing is that there is so much face to face communication. Having said that, one thing I dislike about racing is there isn’t enough face to face communication. That may seem like a contradiction but it really isn’t. There are those of us who prefer talking face to face and then there are those who do not.

  Let’s face it racing is all about being able to communicate with one another. From the crew chief to the driver, spotter to the drivers, teams to the officials, officials to the teams, officials to the safety workers, announcer to the fans, fans to the competitors, the list goes on. Racing is about being able to communicate.

  I am reminded of a scripture passage that helps us understand the best way to communicate is face to face. John writes;

3 John, 13-14 (NLT); I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to write it with pen and ink.
For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face.

  We live in a society that has given up the art of talking with someone. We say a lot but we do it in such an impersonal way. We talk to many people in a day but what we say doesn’t always convey what we mean. The way we communicate with each other leaves something to be desired.

  The neighborhood is gone, we see our neighbors only through the car window as they enter and leave their garage. I remember a day when many of our neighbors would come and sit together in lawn chairs and talk. They would look forward to that time of day when the chores were done and they could sit on the porch and talk about the day.

  This past weekend a friend came to visit. He was from the neighborhood. We grew up together and were best friends. Oh the stories we could tell. It had been a while since we had gotten together, he lives in Georgia now, so he drove u to spend a few days. We drove through the old neighborhood and remembered those days, the friends, the fun and the mischief. The neat thing was that we didn’t want to talk over the phone, we do that sometimes several times a day, no this was about being together, spending time together, just talking.

  In the scripture that John wrote he shows us the inadequacy of pen and ink. You can be the best writer in the world but your written word can only go so far. You need to see the emotion with which the story is told. You need to feel the passion. You need to see the excitement, you need to understand the sincerity, feel the angst. You need to see the pain, the hurt. All these emotions loose themselves if we do not communicate face to face.

  Let me ask you is it better to read a story or watch a storyteller? I remember watching a storyteller recently retell a situation that I was an integral part of. I lived it, but yet I could not have communicated it as good as this fellow did. He added so much life and emotion to the recounting of the event. I remember saying, here listen as he tells the story, he retells it so much better than I could.

  That is why they make movies from books, visually we can see so much more than our mind can read. I think of the movie that was made about the crucifixion of Christ. I knew the story, I read and preached on it countless times, but after watching it play out before me, I was speechless. I could only sit in silence and struggle to understand why Jesus would endure that for me. The graphic portrayal of what those words really meant changed my life.

  Looking into someone’s eyes and talking with them makes all the difference in the world. It solidifies our relationship. It also works that way with God. We need to come together face to face to honor him. Our relationship with God suffers if we do not. We need to see others walking the same road we are.

Hebrews 10:23-25 (NLT); Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm,
for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another,
especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

  We cannot encourage one another, forgive one another, comfort one another and worship without coming together face to face. We need to be with people. We need to have close relationships with people. God created us in such a way that our personal relationships are what gives our life significance, first with Him and then with others. We are built in such a way that we need others; we need face to face relationships.

  I want to encourage you to take the time and go to someone, meet them face to face and talk. Don’t get so caught up in technology that you fail to communicate what someone really means to you. Don’t get so complacent in day to day activities that you lose sight of how important it is to take the time and meet someone face to face.

  Christ came to give his life for us. We can see the cost written in his face. He showed us how much he cared for us. He came, face to face, he endured the cross, and he provided salvation for our souls. He didn’t do it from Heaven, he did it right here on Earth, face to face.


 
THOUGHTS FROM THE ROAD

  MODIFIEDS COMING AT YOU  - We enter a great stretch of modified racing this week, Stafford, Thompson, Bristol and Riverhead. Four weeks of racing at four historic and very different tracks. Looks like a great time. Throw in a couple of road courses for the K&N and we will be busy! Please help support our efforts and keep our travels in your prayers.

  MANY NEEDS IN THE RACING COMMUNITY - It has been a difficult week and our community has suffered some loss. Please join us as we remember those families that are dealing with the shock and grief of a lost loved one.

  MIKE BAILEY - Mike lost his life in a crash at Grandview this week, Keep his family and the Grandview community in your thoughts and prayers.

  CARNIE FRYFOGLE - Carnie was killed during the All American Outlaw feature at Susquehanna Speedway. Please keep that community and family in your prayers.

  JOAN FELLER - Joan was critically injured in the legends feature at Hawkeye Downs. Please keep her family and that community in your thoughts and prayers.

 
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Numbers 6:24-26 "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace."

   May God always Bless you, everyday in everyway. Rev. Don
 


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Source: Rev Don Rivers / Racing With Jesus Ministries
Posted: August 7, 2015

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