“Information and communication are different.”
- Peter Drucker, Management

Breakthrough moment for my darling Hannah last Sunday night.

Normally, when I ask her, “What’s your name?”, she’d answer “name…” She would basically parrot the last word she heard.

I’ve been trying to get her to say “Hannah”. Of course. Ano pa ba?

Anyway, last Sunday, I asked her again, “What’s your name?”

This time, she looked at me, then said, “Hah-nah!”. She brought me to tears.

La lang. Just didn’t want to forget this milestone for us. (March 14, 2010, evening before bedtime)

And, yes, senti ako. Hehe.

You know what I’m talking about, right? Sometimes there are things that are just “easier said than done.”

The other day, I was speaking to a group about the importance of listening skills. And, true to form, I ended up getting into 3 different discussions where I found myself doing most of the talking and very little listening. FAIL.

I find this true as well with marriage advice. It’s easy to dish out, hard to swallow when you’re on the receiving end.

Scripture often distinguishes between intention and action, faith and deeds, hearing and doing. Since our behavior is often the proof of what we really believe, I often test my own heart with this question: “What’s keeping me from doing what I just said?” The answers tend to be very revealing, exposing my heart’s true desires.

Good thing Christ never asked us to just “keep trying harder”. His solution is simple, in fact.

“Apart from me, you can do nothing.”

Is it possible that in the areas where we find things easier said than done, at least as it affects our own actions and decisions, these are the very same areas where we are “apart from Him”? Something to definitely think about.

Do you have God in sight today?