Articulation

Articulate: give voice; put into words or an expression, to make clear.

I’ve never really given much thought to this word. Probably because I don’t do it well.
Last week some time as I was working with Kevin, We were talking about something (probably the Lord) and I was having trouble explaining to him my feelings about the subject. He said “you can’t articulate on that?” I thought, exactly, I can’t. Why, I’m not sure, I just know I have a lot of trouble articulating my thoughts and feelings into words. This is probably why I quote what I read rather than come up with my own words. Sometimes I have trouble with this but the Lord has let me know that this is part of who I am, and He loves me for who I am; not who I try to be. So, with this being said, here’s something I read that articulated some of my past thoughts….


In the Christian way we aquire a heathy value system. We find that persons are more important than property. We learn that forgiveness is preferable to property. We learn that forgiveness is preferable to revenge. We realize that worshiping God is more central than impressing our neighbors.
Without values we live “in vain”. If we lose touch with our values, we are at the mercy of every seduction, every inducement, every claim on our money, our energy, our time. Values infuse life with a steady sense of direction and purpose.

Traveling Light by Eugene Peterson

Now, trying to articulate on this. I would say that the value system we aquire is Jesus Christ. And the more we focus on Him, the more He infuses life in us with a steady sense of direction and purpose….

I love you Jesus