Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Saturday Wisdom Search

Hi all~ it's been a little while since I wrote a Saturday wisdom search post! I really apologize for the lateness of this; I would have liked to publish it last week but I caught a pretty bad head cold, and it has had me in bed half of each day for nearly a week trying to catch up on the sleep I didn't get the night before. So I'm almost over it except for a slight cough, which is easier to tolerate.

What I wish to share with you is a few thoughts and verses that have been in my mind for a while now~

Ephesians 4:29  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Colossians  4:6  Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Psalms 141:3  Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

These verses are such good reminders. Often we may find ourselves letting hurtful or unkind words slip from our mouths, or saying things that do not build one another up. My prayer of late is that God would give me a carefulness of speech, that it might be edifying and uplifting, administering grace to the hearers~  thus showing love to those around me.The Bible makes it very clear that this is something of great importance, for;    

Matthew 12:34 & 35  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

The words that we speak tell the world what is in out hearts. Angry words speak of an angry heart, resentful words speak of a resentful heart, loving words speak of a loving heart, and uplifting words speak of a heart that wants to encourage others and edify them. You can tell what things a person loves and hates by the things they talk about all the time. That's why the Bible says this:

Matthew 12:36 & 37  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

According to your words will you be either justified or condemned because your words are a direct show of what is in your HEART.

I truly hope that this post is an encouragement to you! Stand strong, keep the faith, and be valiant for Him!


You Never Can Tell

You never can tell when you send a word
Like an arrow shot from a bow
By an archer blind, be it cruel or kind,
Just where it may chance to go.
It may pierce the breast of your dearest friend,
Tipped with its poison or balm,
To a stranger’s heart in life’s great mart
It may carry its pain or its calm.

You never can tell when you do an act
Just what the result will be,
But with every deed you are sowing a seed,
Though the harvest you may not see.
Each kindly act is a an acorn dropped
In God’s productive soil;
You may not know, but the tree shall grow
With shelter for those who toil.

You never can tell what your thoughts will do
In bringing you hate or love,
For thoughts are things, and their airy wings
Are swifter than carrier doves.
They follow the law of the universe ~
Each thing must create its kind,
And they speed o’er the track to bring you back
Whatever went out of your mind.
               
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

4 comments:

Dani Marie said...

Let me know what you thought of this post! I'm feeling kind of scatterbrained, and it seemed a bit difficult to get my thoughts together. It's just one of those days...

Thanks you!

Kristenea said...

Oh, that we would all lay this word to heart, and meditate upon the power that our words carry. We would be ever so careful...Thank you for this reminder!

Raquel said...

It's funny that you post this because on my blog I have a draft entitled "Corrupt Communication" that I plan to publish upon completion.

One of my professors is a Biblical scholar. During a lecture a few weeks back on Exodus, he started using profanity to get laughs from the audience. It made me SO angry (righteously so, of course... haha).

But as you (and the Bible) say, "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh."

This is a good post, Dani! All of us need the reminder of the power of our words... and the responsibility upon us when we use them.

Dani Marie said...

Great minds do think alike! Well good, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

A Biblical scholar using profanity? Wow, we should pray for him!

Thanks for your encouragement Raquel...I really appreciate it!!!!
~Dani