Tuesday - 8/14 - James 3:1-12
Take a moment to read and meditate on Proverbs 18:21. Use the New Living Translation if you have it.
Do we really understand how powerful our words are? Do you remember a time when someone said something to you that devastated you or gave you tremendous hope?
On Sunday I shared a little bit about two individuals who had tremendous influence on others through their words--Jim Jones and Billy Graham. Obviously, one was used to inflict tremendous tragedy and the other to speak words of eternal life two literally millions. Can you think of others whose words have had a huge impact on others?
Biting your tongue really is about understanding this influence and speaking to others in light of it.
Do you choose your words carefully?
Read James 3:13-18 for next Sunday
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Words do leave an impact. In teaching 5th graders I often referred to the book of James. At Temple last year we lost one of our teachers to cancer. She was a wonderful lady. I'll never forget one morning sharing a prayer request for my family during devotions. She knew that I had not had an easy childhood and I had confided to her some of the things I had gone through with my family. She said to me, "I'm glad you had to go through it." I looked at her rather stunned. "If that's what it took for God to make you who you are today, then I'm glad He did it!" I think that was probably the best thing anyone had ever said to me!
Stacy
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