by Dona Hake
There are two questions I want to pose to you for thought. Have you ever had the greatest of days, all was going well, and one person says a negative thing to you and all you do is focus on that one negative? OR… Have you ever been discouraged in your heart, feeling like giving up, and someone says the most encouraging word, and you feel like your world was turned right side up? I am sure everyone of you that just read these two questions can totally identify with where I am going today.
One word has the power the lift up or bring down. Isn’t it amazing to think that one word is able to carry so much influence on those around us?
Proverbs 12:25 (AMP)
“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but an encouraging word makes it glad.”
The Voice translation of Proverbs 12:25…
“The weight of worry drags us down,
but a good word lightens our day.”
Today as you encounter people, study before you speak. Think about how your words can lift them up and possibly change the way they are thinking about themselves. Kind thoughts and kind words cost not one penny yet the hearer may be receiving a wealth of encouragement that their money could never buy.
Proverbs 18:21 (Good News Translation)
“What you say can preserve life or destroy it.”
I invite you to share your thoughts of today’s devotional. Scroll to very bottom of page and submit! God bless you!
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