Excerpt from Devotion, Shades of Brown
“It is very difficult to measure how far our words can stretch. Words venture far beyond a simple conversation. They flow into the heart of the person we’re speaking to and can ignite feelings of joy or sorrow. The words that come out of our mouths are just as strong as a weapon and just as important as a safety net.
I can think of times when I desperately needed a word of encouragement. When it came, it was like being given water on a sweltering day. It is serious business, how we use our words and for what reasons. God expects us to use all the tools He’s given us to glorify Him through our treatment of others.
A kind word can rescue the person ringing you up at the grocery store or serving your food. They can change not only the course of a person's day but even the direction of a life. We are to use our words to uplift as often as we can, and to whomever, we can…”
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