Choose Them Wisely
Your words are the very ammunition that can and will be used against you, so choose them wisely or say very little as possible.
The words you speak can be the most powerful ally you could ever team up with or the most destructive foe you will ever fight. They can be loving if received in love. But I have found them relentless, double-edged and sharp as diamond when manipulated by hateful intentions or careless hearts. Be careful of your words because they are the birth of blessing and the sentencing of selfishness.
One of the problems with words is that it doesn’t always matter what your intentions are, but the intentions of those that receive them and the matter in which they receive them. Never regret the words you speak in anguish; that brings condemnation, rather turn them over to the Lord and let Him do the repair. Never regret the words you speak in Love, just choose them wisely. Always seek guidance from Him before opening up your mouth and loosing the very comments that will bring you strife.
Refrain from telling lies, or answering too quickly. Admit to nothing that you cannot back up and don’t agree with something that you don’t agree. Stand strong in your opinion from the knowledge that you have, elaborate into details only when you have to and never commit to an answer that you are unsure of.
I say these things in Love and pray that you have not already fallen victim. It’s difficult when speaking in absolutes like “never” and “always”, so read this with a grain of salt and understand that I chose these words to highlight the severity and the costfulness of saying the wrong things to the ones you love.
Greg Rouse is an accomplished martial artist whose experience reaches back into his early childhood. Having practiced and trained in several different styles and techniques over the many years he is well-rounded and ready to share what he has learned. He has a passion to teach and be an influence to young adults everywhere. He is a minister in training who loves to reveal Truth to any eager and willing listener. He strives to achieve and wishes to be an example and role model that his children’s children will be proud of.