"A Few Choice Words"

Scripture: Proverbs 25:11

Yesterday’s message was very well received. We had some interaction and that always encourages me.  I wish I was better at asking the right questions… those types of questions that bring about more interaction. 

                                                                           

Sometimes words meant to spur people on toward action, fall on deaf ears, but that wasn’t the case yesterday. 

We laughed at ourselves when we spoke about our polite greetings like, “Good to see you” “let’s get together sometime” “How are you” “Have a nice day.” because we were honest enough to see that most often they are gracefully disguised ways of saying, “Keep your distance I’m just being polite.”

Most of us don’t expect a real significant answer. 

One statement that I saw a few people jot down was “God’s word may not always tell me what I want to hear, but it always tells me what I need to hear.”

Judi read Proverbs 21:23 out of the New Living Bible and it got a chuckle or two - “If you’d just keep your mouth shut you’d stay out of trouble!”  

We concluded there was no nice way to say that to your spouse.

Perhaps I should have spent a bit more time on the following point… we often forget the hurtful words we spoke, but we rarely ever forget those death words that were spoken to us. They have a way of lingering in our lives and they can cause emotional distress, bitterness, and resentment.

All and all, a great morning with wonderful  brothers and sisters.

Psalm 19:14  Let the words of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”