"Sticks and stones".............
How many times did we say "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" when we were little kids? Unfortunately, as we grow up, we realise how untrue it actually is. Sticks and stones may break bones, but physical wounds can generally heal. However, emotional wounds left by unkind words can last a lot longer, even when you thought that pain had gone. At church last night, Martyn Shea (aka the Sheamiester - as named by James, my home group leader - the one that has named me Frankie B) was preaching on James 3, which talks about taming the tongue, as "it corrupts the whole person"(v6). James also implies that we cannot tame our tongue by ourselves, as if anyone can "he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check" (v2). Therefore, we need to really think about what we say before we say it. We also need to pray for God's help in taming our tongues.
Words can also be encouraging, as I found out last week when one of my friends text me and said “I was just thinking today how lucky I am having such fab friends”.
That is how I feel that God wants us to use our words, to build people up rather then put them down.
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