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5minutefriday{{Today is Friday!!!  It is the day I link with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. We all write on the same word.})

And today’s word is …. Messenger.

Each of us are messengers, whether we realize it or not. Even if we think we have nothing to say, we each have a message and deliver a message.

All day long.

To everyone around us.

They can be positive or negative, a whole host of messages ….

  • “You are so special.”
  • “You’re such a good little girl (or boy).”
  • “You can’t do anything right.”
  • “You are my best friend.”
  • “You are worthless.”
  • “You are such a talented person.”
  • “I love you.”
  • “You are valued.”

Our facial expressions, our body gestures, our tone of voices, our inflections – each of those deliver messages – 24/7.

And that makes each of us a messenger.

The question becomes for each of us – – –

What is the message I want to be known for delivering?

This past week, I have been reading in 1 Thessalonians. So funny the word prompt would be “messenger” as this Scripture quickly came back to mind.

Paul knew he was a messenger, as well as those he ministered with and writes:

For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good news. (1 Thessalonians 2:4, NLT)

And then he goes on to state why he was sending Timothy to them:

We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through.
(1 Thessalonians 3:2-3, NLT)

They were messengers and the message they brought did just that to those they encountered.

They strengthened. They encouraged. They kept others from being shaken.

This is the messenger I want to be. Every day. To those around me.

May we remember, “For we speak as messengers.”ID-100179292

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