I was going through some of my earlier posts and ran across one of my first posts on the power of the tongue. It had a link to an article that promtped me to write the post. I have included that link to the very bottom of this one. I feel that both my earlier post (this one) and theirs needed to be reshared.
May we all come to realize the damage words can cause.
Words…
Do we truly understand their meaning?
Do we understand how they work?
Do we realize their power?
Do we truly, and I mean truly, understand that they can either tear someone down to the point of suicide or bring them out of their pit?
Do we realize that the spoken word can literally break someone’s heart or give them life?
Now, I know I have written several times on the power of words and word play but because I keep hearing from people who had words spoken to them as a child and have carried them to adulthood I must keep bringing this to the light.
I have several female friends. They are my sisters in Christ and I love them dearly but they have no joy…if you will. Growing up they had bad words spoken into their life over and over again that they were either worthless, overweight…
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words are so very powerful………..and the whole, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me……is completely false. bruises and bones heal……..harsh words bounce around in our heads for years………and sometimes for life. great post Stuart!
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Thanks Wendi! You are so right. I’m still working on words spoken into my life years ago 😦
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we are all a work in progress………
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True that!
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You are right: words must be followed through with actions; they go together. That’s what makes a relationship. God is all about relationships.
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