Oh Pickles!
Oh Peekulhs (pickles)!
Another quote from those under 3 foot in our family. At this point, only Abby remains. So yes, it's another classic. We have no idea where she came up with this phrase. But she has started using it all the times, and she loves the reaction she gets out of people (or me :) from it.
She said it yesterday when she was trying to get me to help her figure out which shoe went on which foot. When she guessed wrong, she said "oh pickles!". I don't have any idea exactly what that means, but I get the idea of what she is trying to communicate.
Communication is the life blood of relationships. At work, with my spouse, with friends and most of all with God. At my new job, I am dealing with new words, terms and phrases everyday. Tech people are infamous for all of their acronyms. But the funny thing is, for the most part I understand what they are talking about. Mostly because I am listening to not just their words; but the context, their body language, etc...
With those people we know really well, it doesn't matter exactly what words they use because we know what they are trying to say. I think that is similar to what God is trying to teach us in Romans 8:26-27, "the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will."
I might use the words "oh pickles" to God, but no matter what words I use, he understands what I am trying to communicate in my heart because of the presence of the Holy Spirit who not only translates our heart to the Father, sometimes, he does the communicating for us.
When you are going through really difficult times it is at that moment when you find how much you must rely on the Holy Spirit to translate your communication. Many times words of anger or questioning might come out - but God understands our prayers because of the work of the Holy Spirit.
So open your mouth and speak. Whether you sound like a 3 years old, or a "seasoned saint", God understands what you are trying to communicate.
posted by Blackie's Tour @ 9:18 PM
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