"The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his life"
-- Proverbs 16:25 / NKJV
God's Word reminds us that "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18). If you seek to be a source of encouragement to friends, to family members and to coworkers, then you must measure your words carefully. And that's exactly what God wants you to do.
Today, make the promise to yourself: vow to be an honest, effective, encouraging communicator at work, at home, and every place in between. Speak wisely, not impulsively. Use words of kindness and praise, not words of anger or derision. Learn how to be truthful without being cruel. Remember that you have the power to heal others or to injure them, to lift others up or to hold them back. And when you learn how to lift them up, you will soon discover that you have lifted yourself up, too.
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"We should ask ourselves three things before we speak: Is it true? Is it kind? Does it glorify God"? -- Billy Graham
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Lord, You have warned us that we will be judged by the words we speak. Keep us mindful. As we can have influence on many people; make us an influence for good. And, may the words that we speak today be worthy of the One who has saved us forever.
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