Proverbs 12:18 is one of my favorite verses about words, it says in the NIV:
But if you know me, you know I appreciate how the Message says it:The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
We all know words are powerful. The right word at the right time will bring a smile to you face, whereas a harsh word will bring sadness. However I think sometimes the way something is said is just as important as the words that we are saying. In relationships sometimes tough things have to be said so the delivery of those words that makes the hardness softer.Rash language cuts and maims, but there is healing in the words of the wise.
We have the power to bring healing to our spouse with our words and our actions. We know our spouse well enough to know what words wound or heal, at any moment we have the choice to use those words to do just that.
Speaking as a women, we tend to be more sensitive to the words our partner uses. We are usually the communicator in the relationship, we value words especially the words from our non-verbal partners. So when our mates use words to hurt us, its like being stabbed in the heart. Those words cut and wound us deeply.
I know that during this Love Dare blog-a-thon I've been talking a lot about choices. We make thousands of choices each day. We choose to get out of bed in the morning. We choose what to eat for breakfast. We choose what shoes to wear to work, but we also have the choice to enrich our mates life with our love.
We choose to kiss them goodbye and tell them that we love them before we head to work. We choose whether or not to make them a priority and get home for dinner on time. We choose to greet them when we get home. We choose to listen to them download their day. We choose to love them.
You choose to fall in love with them long ago. Continue to make that choice everyday.
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