Words Are Powerful

  Most of us like to talk rather than listen! Considering that we all have two
ears and only one mouth makes that fact seem a bit ridiculous! It is true,
however, that we talk twice as much as we listen and usually our favorite
subject is, us. If we take a good look at our society today we are infatuated
with ourselves. It's the "selfie" generation, after all!

  That mentality is not regulated only to photos of ourselves on our cell~
phones but it oftentimes will manifest in the conversations we engage
in. We usually feel better about ourselves when we are talking about us!
It's just our nature as human~beings to steer any conversation back
toward ourselves. Self~image has to be first, you know!

  Having said this I would like to think about how important our words
are. Our words do have power. We can either build up or tear down by
the words we allow to come out of our mouth! Our intentions are
immediately known when we open our mouths to speak! We can't hide
our words once we begin speaking. We can, however, train our lips
and our tongue to speak words of encouragement and wisdom, if we
choose to do it! We need the help of the Holy Spirit of God to do this,
though.

  If you are a person who studies God`s word you are aware that the
Lord has much to say on the words we use. Several verses of scripture
reveal to us that we can either prosper or suffer loss simply by the
words we choose to use! In Provers 18;4 we see that..."the words of a
man`s mouth are deep waters". In Proverbs 18;6 it says, "a fool`s lips
enter into contention and his mouth calls for blow`s". Our words are
vital to our health and the health of those around us!

  As amazing as it may seem our words can also give either life or
death as well. Proverbs 18;21 tells us that, "death and life are in the
power of the tongue"! That's a very clear and straightforward truth!
The second part of that verse says, "and they that love it will eat the
fruit thereof"! I would say that`s pretty powerful, wouldn't`t you?

  Clearly we are admonished to watch closely what we say to those
we speak with. It's a tremendous responsibility but it can also be a
great opportunity to `bless` the other person. Just think about how
much we complain about our circumstances to someone else. It`s
much more than we might think! The opposite of that is trying to
be an encouraging person that can lift another's spirit by speaking
kind words accompanied by a positive attitude. Either one will
work 100% of the time! It never fail`s!

  Now that we know these simple and profound truth`s we should
take every opportunity we get to speak life, liberty, love and many
blessings upon those we talk to. It's our choice but we must always
remember too that we will give an account of each word which
proceeds out of our mouths before God one day! It's that important
folks and it something each of us has a choice on!

  This is a brand new day so let's begin it by choosing our words
wisely and speaking life into someone's day and not death! Our
words are powerful, after all!