Good gracious — I can\u2019t stay quiet about this. Our words were never meant to wound, divide, or tear down. Yet that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re surrounded by.
Everywhere we turn, there\u2019s a barrage of harsh, careless, even cruel words — words that stir fear, fuel division, and drain life right out of us.
While I am on the elliptical machine, I usually play sweet Christian worship songs on my iPhone. How uplifting it is!
And I can also grab a quick update on today’s news. But yikes! Within seconds — negativity, noise, and more noise.
Click. Off it goes!
I thought, \u201cWell, that\u2019s not how I\u2019m starting my day.\u201d
Because words matter.
They\u2019re everywhere — spoken, heard, posted, broadcast. Words fill our homes, our cars, our conversations, and yes — our hearts.
And here\u2019s the truth — words have power.
They can lift a weary soul — or weigh it down.
They can brighten a room — or darken it in seconds.
God showed us just how powerful words are from the very beginning — \u201cLet there be light.\u201d And there was light. Genesis 1:3
He created the world with words. And since we are made in His image — we create with ours.
\u201cThe tongue has the power of life and death.\u201d Proverbs 18:21
That\u2019s quite a responsibility, isn\u2019t it?
But oh, what an opportunity. Think about the words that bring life:
\u201cI love you.\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m proud of you.\u201d
\u201cYou matter.\u201d
\u201cI forgive you.\u201d
\u201cThis place is better because you\u2019re here.\u201d
Those words don\u2019t cost a thing —
but they\u2019re priceless to the one receiving them.
Jesus understood this so well.
With words, He calmed storms.
With words, He healed the sick.
With words, He multiplied loaves and fishes.
And with words, He called you and me into being.
So today, before the world gets too loud, let\u2019s choose our words carefully.
Let\u2019s be the ones who speak hope when others speak fear.
Peace when others speak chaos.
Kindness when others forget.
Because every word we speak plants something.
I don\u2019t know about you — but I want my words to grow life.
Our words carry more power than we think. \ud83d\udc9b
Speak life. Speak hope. Speak words that matter most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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