June 8-Words

Happy Friday! How are you doing? Yesterday Oscar had surgery on his hand. It was his first time under general anesthetic and he was hilarious. He told us everything from he was just like Jesus, because they nailed his hand to they must have run out of rooms because they took him to a cooler. The doctor never showed up, so he went ahead and framed a house while he was waiting and he thought maybe that was how he nailed his hand. He said “I was going fast! But I don’t know why they took my clothes!” It was entertaining. 


On the contrary, earlier I had had two little boys in my car who couldn’t seem to quit fighting, so we decided to simply just be quiet for 10 minutes. (“if you can’t say something nice...”) The things we say—even if we don’t know we are saying them—have all kinds of effects. 


How often do words encourage you, excite you, turn a bad day into a great day? Just a few good words, spoken in the right way can make your day, can’t they? Words like “I love you” or “you bless my heart” or “you do a great job!” or the ones I heard just recently “you’re gonna have a grandson in October!” Our words can be the beat gift we can give someone. 


“The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:32‬ ‭NLT‬‬


And on the other hand, how often have words turned a good day to bad? Words that cut, and hurt and made you feel less than you did before. Words can tear us down and leave us bruised and bleeding to the point we don’t even want to get up. 


“And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself...Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.”

‭‭James‬ ‭3:4-6, 9-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬


James is saying, if we are of Christ, the things that come out of our mouth should reflect that and not cause harm (and not just to those we like). That good and bad should not come out of the same mouth. Tall order. 


Dear Jesus help us to use our tongue to bless and not curse. Guide us as we look for ways to encourage and uplift others and not tear them down. You set the perfect example that we try to follow. You are our great God Jehovah and we are your people. We sing hallelujah to you this day and give you praise and honor. Amen and amen. 


Have a great weekend

Love you dear one,

Pam

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