Proverbs 12:18
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Words are very powerful. God used His Word to create everything that exists. He has made us in His very image, in His likeness, and our words also have amazing power. We can both build up and tear down relationships with our words. I know that I need to be very careful with my own words, because in the past I have wounded others and erected barriers; and I have also been able to mend feelings and heal relationships, all with words. I know that I need to think first, considering how the hearer may receive the words I utter, text and email.
O my Father, I know that my words have pierced like a sword! Please, Father, help me be mindful, not absent-minded, in the midst of whatever is happening! Keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth. Give me Your wisdom, and let kindness be under my tongue; that Your words on my tongue may bring healing! Teach me to rely on You in the crunch of this life, that Your ways would be my instinct, not the ways of my flesh!
O my Father, I know that my words have pierced like a sword! Please, Father, help me be mindful, not absent-minded, in the midst of whatever is happening! Keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth. Give me Your wisdom, and let kindness be under my tongue; that Your words on my tongue may bring healing! Teach me to rely on You in the crunch of this life, that Your ways would be my instinct, not the ways of my flesh!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
