The Melt Down

copyright(c) 2019 Daneille Gray Snowden

2019

Have you ever been to a recycle plant for metals? The old metal is brought in on a dirty conveyor belt, dumped into bins and melted down to a liquid metal all ready to be poured into a new mold; all for a new purpose.
NOTE; the word new!

Well, today was my 'melt-down!' I wasn't planning it for sure!

God and I had a wonderful time in His Word and Presence. Yet, when I chatted with my amazing Language Teacher (who is a true lady of God)...I melted. 

And God used her to share simple yet profound wisdom.

She said first; we must SURRENDER our ALL.

Second: ACCEPT where God has taken us to. 

Even when it's HARD-HARD-HARD! 

Accepting that I do not know how to speak this language yet, or understand all that is said to me. 

Accept that I cannot share a Bible study with someone, or listen to someone who wants to tell me their life story. 

Accept, this is where I am right now. I am not going to be here forever; but now I am! [Brad & I to be more specific.]

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LANGUAGE BUMPS TO GET UP AND OVER: 

The art of pronouncing the 'i' as a long e -- and get that nasal twang a-working, and asking God to cause my tongue to be able to ROLL THOSE 'R's! 

Lessons did wind up being much better today.

I noticed I have to look away from the word to be able to pronounce it correctly, for I have always been a phonetic reader. 

[Surrendering my phonetics...for now. Maybe!]

HERE IS A CLIP OF TODAY'S LESSON: 

CULTURE: Today's thoughts; listen and listen some more. African's here are good listeners, very patient and in no hurry to rush on the conversation.

Unlike me and my western culture; we talk fast and listen faster. Ha; it's true. With the way the language [Portuguese] is written the entire sentences most of the time need to be completed to get the total understanding of what is being said. 

NOW: 

Pretty exhausted today, being MELTED down is hard work.