Words (bis)
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Trying to deal with “words”, using only 200 of them (or less) can leave “holes in a post”.
I took Deb’s comments to heart. I’m not sure a Spirit-filled, truthful message can be hurtful, for that implies ultimate intent. Spirit-filled messages may hurt, but their goal is to make aware and correct, to bring healing. Proverbs 12.18: Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Of course, as Randy reminded us, you can say the right thing but in the wrong way. I don’t have enough fingers or toes, or even hairs on my head to count the times I’ve stated the truth, but did it because I was irritated. That really makes people want to listen to me and be healed!
And I’ll bury this subject with a quick reference to Greg’s comment. Public speakers pay in spades for their “messages”. I’ve paid dearly on a human level for many a spoken word that was misunderstood. I have but myself to blame, or so my Freshman Communications Assistant to the Professor told us: “If people don’t understand you, it’s your fault.”
As James said: Let not many of you be teachers…
Now that’s hard to misunderstand.
I took Deb’s comments to heart. I’m not sure a Spirit-filled, truthful message can be hurtful, for that implies ultimate intent. Spirit-filled messages may hurt, but their goal is to make aware and correct, to bring healing. Proverbs 12.18: Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Of course, as Randy reminded us, you can say the right thing but in the wrong way. I don’t have enough fingers or toes, or even hairs on my head to count the times I’ve stated the truth, but did it because I was irritated. That really makes people want to listen to me and be healed!
And I’ll bury this subject with a quick reference to Greg’s comment. Public speakers pay in spades for their “messages”. I’ve paid dearly on a human level for many a spoken word that was misunderstood. I have but myself to blame, or so my Freshman Communications Assistant to the Professor told us: “If people don’t understand you, it’s your fault.”
As James said: Let not many of you be teachers…
Now that’s hard to misunderstand.
