Blake is an encourager; I have probably mentioned that before. Now, he will say things that aren't so encouraging but, he will often say positive things to encourage others. I shared with someone a prime example of this just yesterday.
I am not an artist. As a matter of fact, if you looked for someone that is the exact opposite of an artist, the antithesis to artist, the antonym to an artist, that would be me. Yet, Blake and Olivia will often want me to "draw something" for them. I do my best but it is horrible. Blake will say, "Good elephant Daddy," when I actually drew a butterfly. However, his encouraging words keep me trying.
Today's word is a reminder about the power of our words. It is Proverbs 15:4, HCSB, which reads, "The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit."
Our tongues have the power to heal or to destroy; it's all a matter of the way we use it. We can use our tongues to encourage and build up and bolster and edify or we can use our tongues to bring pain and heartache and ridicule and destruction. To be such a small part of our bodies, it is so powerful.
Let's choose our words wisely, they hold great power. I want mine to correct when necessary but to build up and encourage. I want someone doing their best to know that I appreciate their best. Even when a butterfly looks like an elephant.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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