Healing Words vs Hurtful Words
Proverbs 16:22, 23 & 24 tell us:
"Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools. A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
I don't know about you, but I delight hearing healing words vs hurtful words towards me or anyone else. In God's Word that I shared above, I'm hearing from God that healing words brings a delightful life but hurtful words brings a dreadful life.
This has so convicted me because you see, so many times I may not "voice" my hurtful words outwardly, but I sure have "voiced" them inwardly. Time and time again, I'm taken back with myself with those words that I thought about someone I love that I don't agree with how they responded or acted and I'm convicted to take my thoughts captive again and again. I'm running so many "re-runs" of situations in my mind that it effects me in so many ways.
We can do this about the people in our lives and even in our church families. I pray for all of us that our precious Lord and Savior will help us to have helpful words that will start "re-runs" in our minds so that we can have a delightful thought life instead of a dreadful thought life. Praying for each of you my Sister's in Christ! Life is hard, but God is so good!
Christ love,
Jeannie
WMU Director
Proverbs 16:22, 23 & 24 tell us:
"Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools. A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
I don't know about you, but I delight hearing healing words vs hurtful words towards me or anyone else. In God's Word that I shared above, I'm hearing from God that healing words brings a delightful life but hurtful words brings a dreadful life.
This has so convicted me because you see, so many times I may not "voice" my hurtful words outwardly, but I sure have "voiced" them inwardly. Time and time again, I'm taken back with myself with those words that I thought about someone I love that I don't agree with how they responded or acted and I'm convicted to take my thoughts captive again and again. I'm running so many "re-runs" of situations in my mind that it effects me in so many ways.
We can do this about the people in our lives and even in our church families. I pray for all of us that our precious Lord and Savior will help us to have helpful words that will start "re-runs" in our minds so that we can have a delightful thought life instead of a dreadful thought life. Praying for each of you my Sister's in Christ! Life is hard, but God is so good!
Christ love,
Jeannie
WMU Director
