I have a confession to make. I don`t know how to handle compliments. I know I’m supposed to say “Thank you” whenever someone says something good about me, but I feel like it`s inappropriate. I feel like I should always disagree with the person (I a nice way, of course), deflecting the compliment. Like if thepersonsaid “you look good today,”I`d say, “No, its just because of what I’m wearing.”
I know compliments are not bad, as everyone needs to hear them to have an ego boost now and then. I guess at the back of my mind, I’m afraid that the compliments I get I would go to my head and make me forget why I’m receiving it in the first place: because of Godsgoodness.
Then again, I guess these compliments given by others are also ways of god affirming us of his love. And though its right not to let it go to my head, its also right to acknowledge it.
So the next time I receive a compliment, I will say “Thank you”, keeping in mind that it is one god`s affirmation for me, and the only reason why I got the compliment was because if Him.
Sometimes, when I pray, I simply don’t know what to say, especially when i`m extremely sad or angry or even happy. When those moments come, I ask God, “Lord, is it OK if I just stay here? I just want to be with you.”Then I feel the lord smile and nod. Somehow, I know He enjoys those moments of simply being together as much as I do.
So much of our day is consumed by words and noise. Even when we are alone, we need some “ambient noise”—from TV, computer games and MP3 players . Seldom are we comfortable in silence, with simply “being”.
When we pray, how I wish we could be more like people in love. They don’t need to talk to enjoy each other`s company. Just gazing into each other`s eye is enough. No words are needed; simply being together is enough.
Our prayers do not always need to be full of words. The Lords enjoys our presence, even if we sometimes do not know what to say . He understands our silence, and listens to our hearts. He loves us in our entirely.
Sometimes its in silence that the most important things are said and heard.