A Word Fitly Spoken
This is what I thought I would write on last night but God had a different plan. I mentioned in my last post how God used a friend of mine to encourage me. Besides brightening my day, God reminded me of the importance of using our words to build each other up. Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” When sitting next to silver, can you picture how gold stands out? Words of encouragement stand out as well.
It seems like many people never hear words of affirmation. Can you imagine being the manager of a business? Everyone knows who to talk to when they have a complaint but rarely do I hear stories of someone asking to talk to a manager to compliment him or her on a job well done or to tell about an employee that did a great job of serving them well. On the contrary, when everything rings up right and we get through a line quickly, we go on with our life and don’t even take time to say “Thank you.” If something goes wrong, however, we’ll stand around for however long it takes to voice our complaint.
Let’s not be that way. Think of someone who has done something to bless you, regardless of what it is, and take a minute to jot them a note or call them up and thank them for being a blessing to you. You don’t know what kind of a day they’re having, and hearing from you may be just the thing to brighten their day.
And, by the way, thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I pray God blesses your day as well.
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