Coffee Talk, Yada, Yada, Yada

How much of your conversation is filled with mindless, faithless chatter? When you get together with a friend for coffee, what do you talk about? Do the words that are flying outta your mouth sound any different from Jerry Seinfeld’s gang at The Corner Coffee Shop?

Really stop and think about this for a moment.

Seinfeld said that his popular sitcom was entertaining…but, actually….“a show about nothing," just a lot of yada, yada, yada, ya know what I mean?
Jerry achieved fame & fortune from “his show about nothing.” Fans around the world recognize him; not as many as when his show was #1 a decade ago; and 2 decades from now, (as he wrinkles and perhaps gets crankier), fewer will know him. Fame is fleeting; finances are fickle; faces remain wrinkle-free in syndicated-TV only. Even People Magazine’s Sexiest Men & Women can wind up in rehab and rest homes...broke and broken. A secret human fear is that our lives will turn out to have been “a show about nothing.”

The world, holds a mindset of Americans have it all! Many nations get by on $1/day; by that standard Americans are rich… You probably have a car, a place to live, a bank account, a computer … outward appearances that scream success. But, how ‘bout our heart condition: Why so many antidepressants? Why childhood obesity? Why TV 8 hrs/day? Why this celebrity obsession? Are these poor nations actually happier, richer-in-spirit than we are?

Our stuff isn’t stuffing up the hole anymore.
Truly, ONLY Jesus Christ can fill the hole.
I have been a Christ follower for about 10 years now, but everyday continues to hold Joy in the discovery of more of HIM! He is alive and active in each of our lives, whether we chose to see Him at work or not. Our worth does not need to depend on our ever-changing circumstanes; our worth can come from a rock solid place... anchored in the knowledge that we are a child of the Most High God! Glory to God for how He is changing us, bringing Truth to our lives, opening our eyes and showing us what real life is all about!

*Here’s the challenge: If we read our Bibles, and agree that Jesus is our treasure, and hide more of His Words in our hearts, then, will we really put Him 1st in our lives? And, if He is our #1 focus, then we should find that we TALK ABOUT HIM MORE, right? Our words should contain more of His Words. What stops us from bringing up The One & Only Eternal Celebrity and centering the conversation there? Next time you get together with a friend for coffee ask, "How GOD is working in your life, and share what HE is doing in yours!"

Holy Spirit, help us stop the chatter about nothing, when we do have something…SOMEONE amazing to talk about. Sprinkle our conversation with your Life-giving Words! Deliver us from old temptations…put on the brakes on when we start to speak false, faithless, fruitless words.

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths; but only what is helpful for building others up, according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen" Eph 4:29
"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks" Mat 12:34
Lord, let Your Words change our hearts AND let our words glorify You.