Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
What of Today’s Verse…
Words have the power to motivate or destroy, energize or deflate, inspire, or create despair. Many a successful executive can remember the time their father failed to give affirmation to them as a child. The result was either over achievement to prove their worth, or under achievement to prove he was right.
Many a wife has lost her ability to love because of a critical husband. Many a husband has left a marriage because of words of disrespect and ungratefulness. Stories abound to the power of words. There are just as many stories of those who have encouraged, challenged and comforted with words that made a difference in their life.
Jesus knew the power of words. He used parables to convey his principles of the Kingdom of God. He used words of forgiveness and mercy. He used words to challenge. He used words to inspire His disciples to miraculous faith.
Do your words give life? Do they inspire and challenge others to greatness? Whom does God want you to encourage through your words today? Affirm someone close to you today.
Words of Wisdom
Do the right thing…
The quality of your life is ultimately determined by the integrity of your actions.
It may seem that doing what is right would sometimes call for a sacrifice on your part, would sometimes demand that you act against your own interest. Indeed, there are sacrifices to be made. However, you never sacrifice your own interest, when you do what is right. It is always the better choice for you, to do the right thing.
It is always in your best interest to live a life of integrity.
There are no shortcuts in life. You receive value, by being a valuable person. The abundance you enjoy is the abundance you create. It is a law that needs no enforcement, because it cannot be broken. When you take advantage of others, you cheat yourself of the opportunity to provide real value, the opportunity to make a difference. What gain could possibly equal that loss?
What is truly important to you? The pleasure, the comfort, the expediency of the moment, or the meaning and value in your life? A life of quality is possible only with integrity, only when you remain constantly true to your highest ideals.
For what is, a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul. On the other hand, what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? -Matthew 16:26
