"Taste Your Words"

"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds."
~Laurell Hamilton


Our words are powerful. The old saying..."sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," couldn't be further from the truth. Despite our ability to forgive and forget, a mouthful of hateful words can emotionally damage a person for years to come.

Proverbs 12:18 says (Amplified) "there are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing."

This is a reminder of the pain that our tongues can cause. They can be like a multi-bladed Army knife when it comes to the variety of ways that we cut and destroy one another.

Our tone of voice and the way we present things can be disheartening. Attitudes of anger and frustration as well as disappointment, insecurity and jealousy can all contribute to our damaging words. Hurtful words wound and divide friendships and relationships. Is it any wonder that the list of seven things that are an abomination to the Lord includes anyone who "sows discord among brethren?"

We need to choose our words wisely. Taste them before speaking them. If they are words that hurt and divide instead of heal and encourage they need not to be spoken.

Is there anything you've said recently that you feel convicted about? I think we all at some point have been guilty of speaking out unwisely and have had to ask for God's forgiving love and grace to us.

David prayed in Psalms 141:3..."Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips."


~Sister C