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“Don’t speak to the fool in others; speak to the king in them.”

A thought by Jentezen Franklin from his book, Love Like You've Never Been Hurt: Hope, Healing and the Power of an Open Heart (p. 38). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) 

Now that is an interesting thought, isn’t it?

Jentezen says, “When your children do not do what you want them to do, resist the urge to power on the attack button. This usually involves a lot of shouting and yelling. Sometimes, in a fit of rage or other volcanic emotion, we think we cannot control, we call our children names. We criticize them. We demean them with accusations like, ‘You’re good for nothing,’ and, ‘You should be ashamed of yourself.’

“If you speak to the fool in your child, the fool will stand up. If you speak to the king in your child, the king will stand up. The prophet Micah calls for such a king in Micah 4:9: ‘But why are you now screaming in terror? Have you no king to lead you? Have your wise people all died? Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.’ The King James Version phrases part of the verse like this: ‘Is there no king in thee?’”

Jentezen goes on, “I believe inside every one of us is a king. I liken this to our potential to be the people God created us to be through Christ Jesus. We may struggle. But there is a king within us. We may fail. But there is a king within us. We may not be who we can be. But there is a king within us. Often, it is not easy to see the king or the queen in our own home.

He then says,  “So what is going to produce righteousness? The Bible offers a solution: ‘Love without stopping’ (1 Corinthians 16:14, MESSAGE).

 “Your children may break your heart. Love without stopping. They may say they hate you and will never see or speak to you again. Love without stopping. People we love may make terrible choices. Love without stopping. You may not like or agree with what they are doing. Love without stopping.”

So who is it that you need to speak to the king inside of them and who do you need to love without stopping?  Do you maybe need to start with yourself?


Yes, yes!

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