April 22 – Words that Build
People’s negative words can destroy us and leave scars in our soul. We cannot control what people say to us, but we can control what we say to others, and hold back negative words and learn to practice speaking positive words that give life. As our great 13th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī,, popularly simply as Rumi, says, “Raise your words not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers not thunder,” it is evident violent words will only bring destruction.
Spiritually, in times of trouble, God will give you more strength as you meditate on the Holy Book. The more we read the Word of God, the stronger we become. Reading does not change us, but meditating and letting God’s Spirit work in us does.
God’s Word is forever transforming and life giving. When you speak His words by faith, they give life unto you. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm” Psalms 33:6,9
The Word of God is a Sword: “Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” Ephesians 6:17 See also Hebrews 4:12.
The Word of God is Spiritual Food: “Jesus answered, It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” Matthew 4:4.
God’s Word is like Water: It Cleanses. We are totally “washed clean” by the Word of God. “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you” John 15:3 See also Ephesians 5:25-27. 2. It Keeps Us Clean
The Word of God is Seed: In Luke 8:14-15, Jesus told His disciples the parable of the sower. In verse 11 He said: “The seed is the word of God.” God’s will for our lives is fruitfulness. Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness” 2 Corinthians 9:10.
I know a lady who was undergoing many spiritual attacks on her life coupled with financial ruin and a whole host of problems. Every night, as this lady slept in her room, something would knock on her door and when she ran out, no one was there, and it started banging the door and went to the point of shaking her bed. Very often, she would see a dark figure sitting on her. I did mention to her one day to take the Book of Revelation and read it aloud loudly because somewhere I had read negative forces hate the Book of Revelation because it speaks of their ultimate inglorious fate!
So, this girl started reading the Book of Revelation loudly and found a remarkable improvement. The banging stopped and the evil spirits left her alone. We realized the power of the spoken Word, the Holy Book!
Matthew 7:24,25: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them in to practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house; yet it did not fall, because it had it’s foundations on the rock”
The words you write or speak to others can leave a huge impact and create a lasting memory–either good or bad–so it’s super important to choose them wisely. Words can make or break a relationship and your choice of words and the way you express yourself can accelerate or kill your career.
Here are 26 quotes on the power of words.
1. “Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you, may stick with someone else for a lifetime.” -Rachel Wolchin
2. “Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.” -Unknown
3. “Words are free. It’s how you use them that may cost you.” -Kushand Wizdom
4. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” -Rumi
5. “…But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief.” -Unknown
6. “The secret of being boring is to say everything.” -Voltaire
7. “One kind word can change someone’s entire day.” -Unknown
8. “Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” -Pearl Strachan Hurd
9. “Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble.” -Yehuda Berg
10. “My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel–it is, before all, to make you see.” -Joseph Conrad
11. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” -Mother Teresa
12. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.” -Unknown
13. “Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.” -Joel Osteen
14. “All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
15. “Don’t mix bad words with your bad mood. You’ll have many opportunities to change a mood, but you’ll never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke.” -Unknown
16. “Don’t ever diminish the power of words. Words move hearts and hearts move limbs.” -Hamza Yusuf
17. “Words are seeds that do more than blow around. They land in our hearts and not the ground. Be careful what you plant and careful what you say. You might have to eat what you planted one day.” -Unknown
18. “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” -Edgar Allan Poe
19. “A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.” -Jessamyn West
20. “Good words are worth much, and cost little.” -George Herbert
21. “Your words have power. Speak words that are kind, loving, positive, uplifting, encouraging, and life-giving.” -Unknown
22. “Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.” -Lawrence G. Lovasik
23. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” -John Keating
24. “The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest.” -Markus Zusak
25. “Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.” -Abraham Joshua Herschel
26. “If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words, we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive.” -Betty Eadie
Rita F. Kurian
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