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Heavy Yoke



I have always enjoyed speaking with a high vocabulary. I delight in discovering new words and adding them to my repretoire. However, of late elloquence has become a burden, a yoke upon my shoulders. What originally was a means of expressing myself has become a type of opression. I have felt compelled to speak intellecutally perpetually, that even certain words are forbidden. I even have felt that i need to use Old English to establish my brillance, to ensure people I am still intelligent. This vanity has like thorn festered within me and caused me agony. It has tainted something I love, communication and made it a compitition. Typically I speak as I often do, with college words without counting or keeping track of what I say. I just naturally type or convey my thoughts without hesitating or examining what has been said. However, there are times that this sinister force takes my tounge and brands it with hot iron.

I know that God has blessed me with gifted speech, with a talent for articulating truths and ideas. It dismays me that the devil then takes this gift and forges it into a yoke. I grow weary of feeling like I must prove to my friends or family members that I am intellectual. That I am a literary genius. My pride should only stem from Christ, that he ransomed me, that all wisdom and knowledge comes from Elohim. I want to be free, to speak and write as I like, to use both highly intellecutal words and common speech. I don't want to come off pompus, or to make my fellow man feel he must speak a certain way to be in my presence. Such bondage is not what I would want for anyone, especially myself.

In conlusion, I do not intend to stop using elegent words or to cease using Old English. However, I shall not allow myself to feel obligated to speak thus. I loose myself from this yoke and embrace God's natrual giftings he has placed within me. Amen. 

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  1. The PendletonsJune 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Ah, Jeff. This post proves where your heart is...and it is a good place! I can see how much you desire for Christ to be first in your life...it is encouraging to see this in you!
    I don't know if you remember this or not...but I have often gone back and read our conversations on TDL. And I think one of the things that promoted you and me to begin speaking was when we discovered one of our many similarities...the olden days and the tongue used by them. :) So...I am glad that you enjoy speaking this way. For I do too. I never, ever saw you as coming across prideful in any way. You came across...you do come across as a knight of Christ.
    However, I do see your point! I will be praying for you in this also...
    Keep these posts coming as you can! I enjoy seeing what you are doing and thinking. :)
    Never cease to be Sir Jeff! :)

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  2. The PendletonsJune 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I was walking outside in the moonlight by myself tonight thinking of thee and I prayed that Christ would help you with all that you are going through.
    If you would pray for my week days...I find them challenging often...you don't know what it means to me to know that you are praying for me!

    Tomorrow you will be in Jerusalem! :) I pray that you enjoy it...may Christ draw you near in that special place. I shall be thinking of you there. :)

    I can hardly wait for the day when I go for the first time...ah, twill be so wonderful. :)

    I am really, really praying hard for you!

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  3. Sir PendragonJune 6, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    I am thankful for thy prayers, for yesterday wast tribulation after tribulation. In midst of tempest God didst show himself faithful, in confusion he restored Shalom. :)

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  4. The PendletonsJune 6, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Praise the Lord! He is ever faithful. :) I pray and think of thee often. I hath missed thee greatly.

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  5. The PendletonsJune 6, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Your Lionheart post will not show up. :( I should dearly love to read it...could you try reposting it? It shows on my blogger dashboard, but not on your blog.

    May Christ be with you this day, Jeff!! Praying very hard for you...truly I am. :)

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  6. The PendletonsJune 6, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    And forgive me again for reposting so much. :)
    But, I just wanted to make sure that if I ever, ever do anything to offend or upset thee in any way...you would tell me. :)
    I know you would...I just wanted to make sure. :)

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  7. Sir PendragonJune 7, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    I shall always endeavor to be forthright with thee Anna. Nothing thou hast said hath offended me. I adore all thy comments. ;)

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  8. The PendletonsJune 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I thank thee. :) I am glad for I always fear that my mouth (or fingers in this case) moves before my mind. ;)

    And I am glad for being able to comment...two weeks would have been far too much! This Friday I shall return to TDL...I shall miss thee there until the 16...

    But twill be wonderful when everyone is back together there. :)

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  9. Sir PendragonJune 14, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Aye, it shall be grand to converse amongst friends again. ;)

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