" A women of noble character is like the merchant ships..."Proverbs 31:14
I was flipping through an old bible study (conversational peace) and this verse jumped out at me. I don't remember it from going through the study. A merchant ship was used to carry goods versus a war ship that is used to carry fighting men. They were comparing this to our tongues. Wow. I am pretty sure that my tongue has carried more fighting words than goods lately. Isn't it crazy that something as small as our mouths can get us into more trouble that we can dig out of. There are so many times in the day that I think why did I say that. Was my filter not on right then?! Emily Dickinson said that "A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live." So true. I can remember things that people said to me years ago as if I had just heard them yesterday. What a testimony to the gospel we have in keeping our mouths and hearts in check. I know that this is one area that I struggle with and hope that as sisters in Christ we can learn to build up one another and not tear down. May we be merchant ships today and only bring in the good!!
Oh and p.s. I left my camera at mom's so that is the reason for no pictures:)
2 comments:
Great reminder, sister!
And look what I just saw and watched...timely indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZT3trlDCNk
That was a good one for me today. Today has beed a wild one with the kids going crazy. Makes me think that even with our children we need to use words to build them up and not always pointing out what they have done wrong (yelling in the house, mean words to brother, standing on the couch and lying) just to name a few today. I need to use some positive words with her insead of go to your room. I know that I remember hurtful things people have said to me and I know that I have said hurtful things to others. Thanks
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