Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry

Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry - When Things Home

STICKS AND STONES

Good morning, I speak blessings of peace, love and joy upon your life and may you gain wisdom and understanding as you seek after our Lord Jesus Christ.

(John 8:7) But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Sticks and Stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me.  I remember that saying when I was growing up.  

You know sometimes we think it is a good idea to always say what's on our mind.  We try to justify it by saying, we are trying to help our sister.  And often times we say, "I just have to get this off my chest".  So then are we really saying,

• I don't care anything about your feelings, and I'm going to say how I feel anyway".
• I don't care if your feelings are hurt, but I'm going to say it anyway."
• I don't care if you get more depressed than you already are, I going to get this off my chest".
• I don't care if you start to feel worthless or not, I'm going to say it anyway".
• I don't care if you start to cry once I get this off my chest".
• I'm not judging your situation, but If it were me I would do so and so".
• I'm going to say what is on my heart and I don't care if it wounds yours."

There are so many times that we should seek God's counsel on how to speak to our spouses and friends but we don't ask God.  Sometimes you don't know if what you say to someone will hurt their feelings and sometimes we don't even care.  We just open our mouths and let the hurt out.  Maybe getting something off your chest is not the right thing to do at that moment.  You think that you may be helping your spouse or friend by getting it off your chest.  Maybe you should carry it on your chest a little bit longer until God tells you how to say or do something for that person.  Sometimes getting it off your chest will make someone else's chest hurt.

Sticks and stones may break but bones, but words will never hurt me.  That's just is not true.  Some words hurt people or contribute to their low self-esteem.  Words are powerful.  Rather than building up one another, we flatter, gossip, slander and give them a piece of our minds.

Heavenly Father, I thank You for making me as I am, even my tongue.  Father I am praying that you give me a heart for my sister and therefore when I want to say something, I pray that you will give me discernment.  Discernment as to when and how I should speak to someone.  I am asking you for forgiveness for not watching over the words that I speak.  Thank You Lord Jesus, AMEN.

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