Scripture:
words spoken can hurt worse than an actual punch. Unlike getting punched in the gut the pain of spiteful words can last a long time. Once spoken you can never take back or retrieve the words you speak. So many times in the bible we are told to watch what we say. The wise person is quick to listen and slow to speak. We are told to refrain from gossip. Gossip can spread like wild fire leaving scars and pain in its wake.
With just our words we have the power to build, inspire, and uplift someone. Saying the right words can lift someone's spirits to new heights. What we bury in our hearts will find its way to our lips. Luke 6:45 "A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." We need to bury God's word into our hearts seeking to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Then we will find it easy to uplift and encourage instead of break down and destroy. God tells us over and over to seek him first and to put His laws into our hearts. One example is Joshua 1:8 "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it"
Together we can bury deep into our hearts God's word. Together we can then lift one another up. Then those around us will see Christ in us. They will see Christ in our lives, in what we say and do. For what is in our hearts will be what other people ultimately see.
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