Your Words Have Power - Use Them Wisely
Proverbs 25:18 NLT "Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow."
WOW! If that is not direct, I don't know what is?!?! Just as the bible tells us that ALL sin is "sin" - none greater than an other, so to is "thinking" of hurting someone and or saying things to hurt them.
Unfortunately, with our society so quick to spread "news" even if they don't have all of the facts - it almost always leads to false information. The truth is distorted, stretched, and bent almost to something unrecognizable! Sad.
I'm not sure if you have ever been on the receiving end of someone telling lies about you, but I have. And these verses say it exactly! It feels as thought they have actually caused physical harm with an object. Sometimes, the 'hurt' goes away, but it usually leaves a deep, inner scar.
Or perhaps, you have been the one on the 'talking' end, and have spread gossip or lies about someone. For various reasons: jealousy, anger, hurt, fear, revenge or even resentment. It doesn't matter why - you need to KNOW what it causes, what has actually happened in the eyes of God. I think that old saying, "Treat others the way you want to be treated" must have come out of these verses. We would NEVER want someone to actually hit us with an ax, or stab us with a sword, and definitely not shoot us with an arrow or a gun!! So, the next time we are tempted to "say something" about someone, we should think twice. Just STOP it! Especially, if we KNOW it is NOT truth! In Gods eyes, it is as if we are causing physical harm to them, and we are NOT to do it!
Did you know, that even if you have been on the 'giving' end of this kind of behavior, Jesus is willing to go before God in your place?!?! Yup! He paid the penalty on the cross for things such as these. Things we do, on purpose, and even on accident - that cause hurt or harm to others. No matter if we are on the giving end, following the crowd, or acting all on our own - it is not right, and we just need to STOP that kind of behavior! If you have been on the receiving end, I pray that God will give you a peace, even a desire to pray FOR the one who did harm towards you. Turn them and the situation over to God - He's got BIG shoulders, and BIG hands! He can take care of EVERY part of the situation for us! If you have been harboring resentment towards someone that has done this towards you - that is NOT healthy either! Please allow God to bring you healing through Jesus. The Holy Spirit WILL be your Neosporin, and bring healing to your heart and soul!
I pray, that today, as your words come out of your mouth - that you think of the way they will "land" on the person you are talking TO or talking ABOUT. Are you causing harm, or are you encouraging and lifting them up? Like we ALL have heard before: "if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." I pray for strength, resistance, and self-control for each one of us today. As we deal with people we know and love or even strangers, around us. Remember, even a "white lie" is a lie - and it can cut deep and cause years of pain and sorrow for someone. Don't try and do this on your own. Rely on Jesus to be the one to guide and direct you and your "words". Have a GREAT day! KNOW that YOU are being prayed for, by me. I trust that the Lord will guide and direct you in the way He would have you go. Trust Him. Follow Him. Accept Him.
WOW! If that is not direct, I don't know what is?!?! Just as the bible tells us that ALL sin is "sin" - none greater than an other, so to is "thinking" of hurting someone and or saying things to hurt them.
Unfortunately, with our society so quick to spread "news" even if they don't have all of the facts - it almost always leads to false information. The truth is distorted, stretched, and bent almost to something unrecognizable! Sad.
I'm not sure if you have ever been on the receiving end of someone telling lies about you, but I have. And these verses say it exactly! It feels as thought they have actually caused physical harm with an object. Sometimes, the 'hurt' goes away, but it usually leaves a deep, inner scar.
Or perhaps, you have been the one on the 'talking' end, and have spread gossip or lies about someone. For various reasons: jealousy, anger, hurt, fear, revenge or even resentment. It doesn't matter why - you need to KNOW what it causes, what has actually happened in the eyes of God. I think that old saying, "Treat others the way you want to be treated" must have come out of these verses. We would NEVER want someone to actually hit us with an ax, or stab us with a sword, and definitely not shoot us with an arrow or a gun!! So, the next time we are tempted to "say something" about someone, we should think twice. Just STOP it! Especially, if we KNOW it is NOT truth! In Gods eyes, it is as if we are causing physical harm to them, and we are NOT to do it!
Did you know, that even if you have been on the 'giving' end of this kind of behavior, Jesus is willing to go before God in your place?!?! Yup! He paid the penalty on the cross for things such as these. Things we do, on purpose, and even on accident - that cause hurt or harm to others. No matter if we are on the giving end, following the crowd, or acting all on our own - it is not right, and we just need to STOP that kind of behavior! If you have been on the receiving end, I pray that God will give you a peace, even a desire to pray FOR the one who did harm towards you. Turn them and the situation over to God - He's got BIG shoulders, and BIG hands! He can take care of EVERY part of the situation for us! If you have been harboring resentment towards someone that has done this towards you - that is NOT healthy either! Please allow God to bring you healing through Jesus. The Holy Spirit WILL be your Neosporin, and bring healing to your heart and soul!
I pray, that today, as your words come out of your mouth - that you think of the way they will "land" on the person you are talking TO or talking ABOUT. Are you causing harm, or are you encouraging and lifting them up? Like we ALL have heard before: "if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." I pray for strength, resistance, and self-control for each one of us today. As we deal with people we know and love or even strangers, around us. Remember, even a "white lie" is a lie - and it can cut deep and cause years of pain and sorrow for someone. Don't try and do this on your own. Rely on Jesus to be the one to guide and direct you and your "words". Have a GREAT day! KNOW that YOU are being prayed for, by me. I trust that the Lord will guide and direct you in the way He would have you go. Trust Him. Follow Him. Accept Him.
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