What Is That Accent?
One of my favorite Christian music artists from the 90's was a group called FFH. Lead singer Jeromy Deibler is now helping people as a Life Coach and writes a wonderfully humorous and insightful newsletter through which I have enjoyed catching up on how God is writing his story these days.
In one of his writings he said that "taking on someone's accent is a healthy way to find connection" and immediately my mind drifted back to when I had been living in Charlotte, North Carolina for about six months. The first time I came home my family said, 'what in the world? why are you speaking with a southern accent?!!' Truthfully, I didn't even realize that I had begun to pick up the accent of the people I was living and working with day in and day out. It didn't even stand out until I got away from them and back home with family.
Have you ever noticed that if you spend enough time around people who were raised in a different area, maybe even a different country, you begin to pick up little nuances of language and mannerisms the more you're with them? I never really thought about it but it does make us feel more connected the more we can speak their language.
That's why it is such a powerful relationship builder when we spend time reading God's Word. It connects us to His heart and before we realize it we begin to speak more like Him. Acts 4:13 from The Passion Translation reveals this truth: "The council members were astonished as they witnessed the bold courage of Peter and John, especially when they discovered that they were just ordinary men who had never had religious training. Then they began to understand the effect Jesus had on them simply by spending time with Him."
Spend time with Jesus. You'll be so glad you did. Your connection to Him can help others want to connect with Him too!
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