WORDS?

Words. Have you ever thought about just how powerful our words really are? For example, what do the words you say to others say about who you are or better yet who you choose to follow? Think about it for a minute, if someone gives you a compliment or a praise, you feel like your day has just been made, right? But, what about the other spectrum? When someone lashes out at you with hurtful, mean and bitter words? All of a sudden your world seems to have been in a train wreck and you find yourself feeling down and out.

God’s word says some amazing things about the words we use and say to others.

Psalm 19:14, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.”

Proverbs 16:24, “Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.”

James 4:5-6, “So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites. And the tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.”

Our words are powerful! Sometimes, I don’t think we even realize just how powerful our words can actually be. Especially when we live in a sarcastic, cynical society that we would rather tear someone down than build them up. (The sad thing is, I’m just as guilty, if not more than anyone else.) As a husband, father and pastor I have to constantly make sure the words I say are edifying and encouraging and that they always will point people to Jesus. That’s what I strive for everyday, but more times than not, I fall short of that. So, I say all this because I really love the new song by Hawk Nelson called, “Words”. I have included the video below, but I love the message in this song about just how powerful our words can be. Our words should start a fire in someone’s heart and point them to Jesus Christ! This is one of the most powerful songs Hawk Nelson has ever done and I am completely on board with them!

So, have the words you spoken today encouraged, blessed and strengthen others and pointed them to Jesus? Or, have the words you spoken today completely destroyed your testimony and your witness for Christ? Let me challenge you to go back and look at the verses above and meditate on them as you go throughout your day, because I cannot think of a better time than Easter to begin sharing the good news of the Gospel to a lost and dying world.

 

http://youtu.be/yaW-bG6y_5A

A Kind Word or Deed Will Go Along Way!

Today I am broken-hearted because of the video that I have posted. The video came to me by way of a youth pastor site that I regulary visit and after watching it my heart is deeply hurt. The girl in the video is Amanda Todd and she posted this video a little over a month ago and within two weeks of posting the video she committed suicide because she made a mistake and was bullied and threatened, so this caused her to fall into depression, overdosing on meds and eventually cutting. The thing that bothers me the most is two things… 1. She was not even 18 years old and her life is gone. 2. That she was desperately looking for someone to pay attention or even recognize her existence and she found no one! Jesus tells us to cast all our anxities on Him, He never promises that life will be perfect, it can’t because of our sin nature.

My heart breaks today because too many people fall into this trap of being bullied and it seems that no one truly cares! I can’t help but think just one simple smile or hello may have made a difference in this young ladies life. Christian, life is too short and too precious to think we are the only one’s that matter! So, I challenge you to today to share a smile, a kind word or even a hug with someone around you. You never know what that person is going through and you may just make that difference in their life! Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for a us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”

http://youtu.be/vOHXGNx-E7E