What Are Your Words Saying?

People use all kinds of words. You have the hollow, empty words that sound pretty but hold no value. There are the lying words that flow like honey but are bitter to everyone that listens. Then there are evil words spoken to cut and harm as much as possible. Finally, you have honest words that are only received according to the listener's conscience.
In today's platforms, you must decide what type of words are being spoken and what you will allow to influence your heart. I often wonder if a prophet of old came back and attempted to teach the church if the people would receive his teachings. You see, I believe we have listened so long to hollow, lying, and evil words that our tolerance for God's truth as intended would be rejected.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
By words alone, people can gauge what kind of person you are and what you believe. Please take care in how you are expressing yourself with other people. As children-of-God, we are His ambassadors. Represent Him well, with honest, controlled words. I think we should give voice to all kinds of issues. What we can't do is allow our emotions to betray the very thing we are trying to convey, which is God's love. Remember, love is an active word that invests in other people's lives. Love is not fluffy or passive, and it is willing to contend with all evil that tries to consume. This is not the time for the church to disconnect and pretend life is good. We must engage, but we must do so in a godly manner.
"But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment," Matthew 12:36.

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