Kind Words Never Hurt
“Sticks and
stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” has to be one of the
biggest lies we tell ourselves. Words do, in fact, hurt. There is a great power
behind the words we use. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and
they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21). Notice that
life and death are in the power of the tongue. With its use we can either build
up or destroy. It would bring one to a remembrance of what James said of the
tongue (James 3:5-10). All it takes to start a great fire is a small spark and
small amount of poison can destroy the body. All it takes is one statement of
hatred to do a lot of damage to a person. Words can literally make or break an
individual. For instance, a child who hears nothing but negative statements his
entire life from family and friends will most likely grow up to use nothing but
negative statements. That child will believe things about himself that may not
be true or grow up with no belief in self. Be careful even of what is said to
self. One may beat himself down so much that he believes lies. “For as he
thinketh in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7). The best thing to do is
think about what is about to be said. Is it going to hurt the individual who is
before me? Even in speaking to someone who is in sin, we give “…the truth in
love…” (Ephesians 4:15).
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