I think there is a majority of kind people in this world, but there are an abundance of unkind mean people as well. Sometimes it is unintentional. When we are so preoccupied with our own activities (TV, cell phone, homework, work brought home, hobbies, etc.) we might neglect our children, friends, or co-workers. We might be short with them or shoo them away. We might even raise our voices when they "bother" us. Our words (or lack of words) can hurt their little spirits.
Sometimes it is intentional. Someone might be different from us and we ignore them or make fun of them. Sometimes we get angry at someone and lash out with hurtful words.
We never know what people are going through and we can either make or break their day.
After going through some major struggles of my own over the years, I can emotionally relate to those who are now going through life-changing struggles. I know my words can either help them get through their day or possibly cause them to go into a deeper depression. Traumatized people are so consumed with their struggle that they are not processing reality in the normal routine way they used to do. I always compare it to a merry-go-round. I felt like we were forced off the merry-go-round that everyone else was on and our world stood still. Our world had stopped while everyone else was going on with their routine day-to-day life. It felt so good when someone on the merry-go-round took time to call, send a card, or visit to see how we were doing. It can make your day! Actually, it meant more than making our day. It helped us on our road leading back to the merry-go-round.
Words can build you up or words can break you down....start a fire in your heart or put it out.
SONG: Words - by Hawk Nelson
Be careful what is in your heart. What is
in your heart is what will come out of your mouth.
"The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45
SONG: Speak Life - by tobyMac
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