Proverbs 18:8 (KJV) The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Remember as a child how we used to chant, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That can be very reassuring as a defensive tool. It helps us to realize that words themselves cannot physically damage, but it also opens us up to the danger of infection.
It’s not so much the bacteria that comes into your body, but whether your body can throw it off and defend itself. We are surrounded by bacteria and viruses. Pollution literally floats in the air. Our bodies are under constant attack. Just saying that these attacks have no danger is to ignore potential destruction. So we take common habits as preventatives, is the fancy word prophylactics? We wash our hands….
(An interlude, which was recorded as I stopped to respond to the cat. “What’s the matter? What’s the matter with you? What are you doing, huh? Are you doing OK? You need to snap a hand no… Back to business)
Even more important for a spiritual lives is the awareness that our words can become the damaging infection in someone else’s life.
So? We need to be less sensitive to the comments of others, and more aware of what our mouths do.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Words Matter
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This is also goes hand in hand with a negative attitude. Some of us thing we are so funny being sarcastic and making fun of people who we deem to be self righteous and superior to us. Its great to tell funny stories about other people's screwups.
It is a real temptation to fall into that mindset in the farming community. Plus, we all think we are so hilariously funny. I have come to understand it is better to make a positive joke than a negative one. Telling someone they are smarter and better than they think they are is much better than depreciating humor.
This is a lesson I must learn.
Thanks for your posts. I enjoy them.
When you learn it maybe you can send some of that my way. I find that some people like my humor and others don't. The truth is that some people have very little sense of humor. When I was teaching I found the safest target was myself. The kids could never understand how I could mock myself.
Grace and peace
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