Thoughtful Words

The wise don't tell everything they know, but the foolish talk too much and are ruined. - 
Proverbs 10:14

Think... pause... then speak: How wise is the person who can communicate in this way. But all too often, in the rush to have ourselves heard, we speak first and think next... with unfortunate results.

God's Word reminds us that, "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18). If we seek to be a source of encouragement to friends and family, then we must measure our words carefully. Words are important: they can hurt or heal. Words can uplift us or discourage us, and reckless words, spoken in haste, cannot be erased.

Today, seek to encourage all who cross your path. Measure your words carefully: Speak wisely, not impulsively. Use words of kindness and praise, not words of anger  or derision. Remember that you have the power to heal others or to injure them, to lift others up to hold them back. When you lift them up, your wisdom will bring healing and comfort to a world that needs both.

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Prayer from the Blogger:
Jesus, 
When You spoke and speak, You speak wisely, in a way to uplift those who You speak to. Lord I want to speak like You. I want to encourage those who I come in contact with. Change my speech, my words, my way of communication. Help me to be wise in my speech.
Amen

Digging Deeper:
Read the following passage - 

James 3:1-12 (NCV)
Controlling the Tings We Say



1 My brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all make many mistakes. If people never said anything wrong, they would be perfect and able to control their entire selves, too. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can control their whole bodies. 4 Also a ship is very big, and it is pushed by strong winds. But a very small rudder controls that big ship, making it go wherever the pilot wants. 5 It is the same with the tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it brags about great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame. 6 And the tongue is like a fire. It is a whole world of evil among the parts of our bodies. The tongue spreads its evil through the whole body. The tongue is set on fire by hell, and it starts a fire that influences all of life. 7 People can tame every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and fish, and they have tamed them, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is wild and evil and full of deadly poison. 9 We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father, but then we curse people, whom God made like himself.10 Praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers and sisters, this should not happen. 11 Do good and bad water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree make olives, or can a grapevine make figs? No! And a well full of salty water cannot give good water.




Challenge:Before you speak, pause and think, and begin to build up your brother or sister.