"Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." - Proverbs 12:18
"Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry." - James 1:19
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. ... Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:29&32
I have been needing this reminder lately - and it came, all at once...from a friend, in my quiet time, and through a book I've been reading. Lord, help me to be more careful with my words. Help me to use them to build others up instead of tearing them down.
As my friend said: I pray that I would respond today with this kind of love and grace.
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." - Psalm 19:14
