AN UNRULY EVIL!

AN UNRULY EVIL!

James 3:8-10

8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

           If you are, like me, the father of a girl then you were her first love. You are her model of what a husband and father should be. When she looks for a life partner she will look for one like you. Her self esteem and her appearance reflect the words you have spoken to her.

           If you are the father of a boy then he will mimic you. He will clop around the house in your boots or shoes. He will handle and scatter your tools. His eyes observe your every move and his ears absorb every word. He believes what you say to him whether good or ill. Day by day you will mold him to be a copy of yourself.

           Words have power! With them you can destroy another’s very self. With them you can place courage in the breast of the coward or cower the strong of heart. You can create beauty in the common or make ugly that which is comely with words alone.

Col 4:6

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Dear Lord, let me be honest, kind, and encouraging with my words because someone will take them to heart. AMEN