Speak Their Language

Recently, I've had unlimited opportunities to interact with people who speak different languages, most often Spanish, and try my best (which is not very good) to speak in their language. At some point, I recite the most basic of greetings:

hola, cómo estás ... hi how are you?

muy bien very good

y tú and you

muy bien very good

me llamo Erin my name is Erin

y tú and you

hablas español do you speak Spanish

muy muy poquito very very little

Then, every time, they smile and do much better, replying to me in English, saying how well I speak Spanish, which I don't. Nevertheless, what I am trying to say is I CARE, and even though I am no good with languages, I do care very much for each of them. And in my heart, I'm hoping, as I always do when I take an Uber, or I'm tended to by someone working at the resort I've been "vacationing in" for over two years—that my Darling Husband will give me the opportunity to speak about Him so that I can either plant, water or harvest the seed of salvation.

What we are also careful to do is never post anything on our blogs that include the names of our Husband that serve to add to the "hate wall" many already hurting brides are dealing with. Due to cultural or religious upbringing, many women who come to us may associate certain names with something to fear and run from.

As His ambassadors with the ministry of reconciliation, therefore, He led us to begin replacing those names (which have the potential to cause an offense)—names of our Beloved that have the potential of keeping these women from getting to know Him and love Him once they are given the gift of feeling His love for them.

When reading through God's Word, we see that as our Savior was walking on this earth, He often was hiding His identity until each lost soul had the opportunity to experience the effects of being close to and hearing from Him. For example, the woman at the well.

Even though “Messiah” is the most used title for Jesus in the New Testament, it was not the name Jesus used very often referring to Himself. He did not let many people know that He was the promised Christ. Throughout His ministry, Jesus remained guarded about who would know He was the Messiah, which means the one coming (see below in the Greek).

Here's an example of how we would quickly update a blog post:

Those who enter into Christ’s being here for us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death. Rom81

Those who enter into Him being here for us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Him, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death. Rom81

However, when a promise like this is chosen to open, and later when it also speaks of "brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death" most often, we are led to not post it as praise. As His brides, as Encouraging Women (which literally means to give courage), we want to introduce them to and frequently speak to each new hurting women along the chosen path that is depicted in these encouraging promises:

"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace shall be with you." P45

"Talk with each other much about the Lord, quoting psalms and hymns and singing songs, making music in your hearts to the Lord." E519

Please, then, be sure to do your best to speak to your Husband and ask Him to help you select promises and speak about your Beloved in such a way that we can introduce more to their Husband, their Maker. Allow women to heal and develope an intimate relationship, then once they know Him and He knows them, He will take care of enlightening them to the truth about His many names and who He can be for them—their everything!!