My dear friend
Stephanie wrote about a great challenge for us this week. Her challenge is about keeping our tongues from evil, and using our words to lift up and encourage one another. She has been writing recently in her blog about being intentional of thinking first before we speak, not gossiping or listening to gossip, and just to speak kind words to one another. I have really been trying to be more intentional about doing this. Go check out
her blog, she's pretty awesome, encouraging, and she challenges me spiritually even though she lives miles away from me!
Proverbs 10:19- When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
Proverbs 12:18- Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 18:8- The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.
Proverbs 16:24- Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (I think this is a beautiful verse)
WOW!!!!GUESS EVERYONE LIKES TO GOSSIP!!!!!! I figured someone would comment....those are such great proverbs.....really cuts to the core of our fleshy desires to hack one another to pieces with our reckless words, but no tongue of the wise to bring healing to our wounds......KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ! Love you guys so much!!!!! Don't forget to blog when Justin kills a mountain line with his knife or a BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS!!
ReplyDeleteJohn's right about this "gossip post" piercing us through and through. We are all guilty of this. These words from Proverbs shines the blinding light of truth in our face and we want to shrink away...and not touch this particular subject. Thank you Jennifer for your encouragement and challenge NOT to gossip, even a little bit.
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