What Do You Like to Talk About?

What do you like to talk about?  I am normally a pretty quiet guy.  (I can hear my wife stifle a chuckle at this understatement.)  However, there are times when I do more than my share of talking.  Some people can (and do) talk about anything.  They never seem to run out of things to say.  I am not one of those people.  There are moments when I wish I could think of something to say, but I can't.  Have you ever experienced those long pauses in conversation that stretch into uncomfortable silence?  Those happen to me all the time!  I am trying to work on embracing the silence by reminding myself, "Do not be afraid of silence."  God speaks in quiet moments.

Back to the point, today I am thinking about talking.  Our family had dinner with two good friends last night.  After we ate, Melissa and Jennie sat in the living room and chatted away freely, undaunted by the continual interruptions of three rambunctious boys.  Mark and I sat at the table and had to work at getting conversation going.  We talked half-heartedly about this and that for a while.  Then the topic moved to spiritual matters concerning the gospel and genuine faith and evidences of God's having regenerated one's heart.  On these topics the conversation flowed between us fluidly and with intensity.  I love to talk about God and the things of God! In fact, those who attend our worship gatherings at First Baptist Church of Martha Lake know from my preaching that I can talk for long periods of time about God's message. (This brings up another topic which I hope to explore soon: Do I Preach Too Long? or Is There A Limit to How Long a Sermon Should Be?)

Luke 6:45 records Jesus saying, "The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." (ESV)

I guess I don't have to feel pressure to have something to say on every subject or at every moment, as long as my heart is focused on Jesus and on the things of God and as long as my mouth speaks from such a heart at the appropriate times. 

What do you like to talk about?

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease! (John 3:30)

JasonPS