I considered giving you a list of five scriptures to get you through the week as the post for the week. And I still may do that in the near future, but when I got to thinking about some of my own favorite verses, I had to stop thinking about the list and just digest what 1 Corinthians 14:10 has to say. It made me wonder, if words are bricks, what are my words building?
If you know me, you’ll know that Spanish is my second language. Like most college students, it was a requirement to take two courses of a language for my Environmental Studies program. Turns out, I’m pretty good a picking up languages. (Except French. Yeahhhhh, no can do. Why aren’t all the letters pronounced?? Someone please explain that to me.) So, Spanish quickly became my minor.
No idea why God gave me the skill of easily acquiring languages, but I have no doubt that it’s a skill I will be able to use for Him someday.
We need language to communicate
It’s no secret that language can sometimes be a barrier. Not knowing the language of a country or town you’re vacationing in can get you in a pickle pretty quickly if you’re asking for directions.
But that barrier is not the barrier I’m referring to today.
Are the words you are speaking to your neighbor hurtful? Do the words that slip out of your mouth around your family cause your family members to forgo the Gospel and search for the Truth in the wrong places? Are you building a barrier to the Cross by the words that you’re speaking to your friend?
Every person on this planet has a voice and a language to use. Every person on this planet was also given ears (and eyes) to hear. The words that you speak matter. There will always be someone around listening to what you speak and how you speak it.
If words are bricks, are you building or tearing down?
I’m reminded of Colossians 4:6, Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Graceful words. Words spoken out of kindness. Love dripping from your words. Words covered with Truth. All these things have the power to soften a heart and build a road to lead someone to the Cross.
No matter what language you speak–English, Italian, Swahili, the African Clicking Language, Sign Language— speak love and truth.
Use your words to build someone up. Don’t tear them down.
Really nice post Cassie
A reminder for us to be mindful at all times of what we say and how we say it. This really should be our constant prayer, to speak Love all the time.
Lureta, this wasn’t even the direction I wanted to go with this post. I wanted to talk about the voice of the devil and his lies, but ended up with this instead. A reminder I definitely need! Thanks for reading! ☺
I find sometimes you start writing something but God takes it in a different direction. We just allow Him to lead us😀
I find sometimes you start writing something but God takes it in a different direction. We just allow Him to lead us. 😀
Let our words be ever seasoned with grace and filled with love. Thank you for this wonderful reminder from the Word of God today,Cassie!
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Thanks for stooping by, Diana!
Very well said Cassie! A great reminder for us all. Thank you for sharing and for your words of grace here today! #SaltandLight
Thank you, Leslie! And thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
Words of life or words of death and defeat. Let’s choose wisely and carefully. Thank you for the reminder that words are heard by others and always Someone!
Stopping by from Salt and Light Link up.
Exactly right, Cindy! Thanks so much for stopping by!
How important it is to remember that our words carry weight. Thank you for this incredible reminder and for sharing at Salt & Light Linkup!
Excellent article and thoughts! Thanks for sharing.