MARCH 12~TO SHEW FORTH HIS PRAISES: STICKS AND STONES
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
As a child we were told that sticks and stones would break our bones and that words could never hurt us. As an adult, I have learned that this saying was not totally true! Words have power to persuade life or death situations, to soothe troubled minds, to heal our bodies, and calm our fears. The next time that you are in a situation or predicament that may be stressful or tension-filled, ask the Lord to help you to choose your words wisely so that you will not make the situation worse by speaking the wrong words. Ask Him to give you words that will have a favorable outcome, words that will strengthen, uplift, calm, sooth, reconcile and most importantly words that will lead to life spiritually and/or naturally.
R. Leonardo Littleton