Breakfast For Your Soul

Good Morning Beloved,

  Happy Monday!   Remember ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’?…. We have found out that words, while not breaking our physical skin, can penetrate our ‘spiritual and emotional’ skin.  Words can hurt… and words can heal.  Our whole claim to the gospel of Jesus Christ hinges on the “Word” of God.  The Word that the Spirit of God breathed into the hearts of men and women of God.  They in turn wrote those Words for us, and over 2000 years later, we are directly affected by them.  Words that tell of Jesus’ sacrifice and of His triumph. Words that show us the way to salvation.  Words that teach us who God is.  Words that affirm how much God loves us.  Words that correct us.  Words that instruct us on everyday living.  Words that build up families. Words that tell us how we should treat our enemies, as well as our friends. Words that express commitment.  Words of warning.  Words of prophecy.  Words of deliverance.  Words….. Words are so powerful that Proverbs warns that, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof“.  (Proverbs 18:21)

I love the cartoon featured below.  It is a powerful reminder to me…. Regina … monitor the patrons of “club lips”.

Cartoonist’s Comment:

It is very important that we not allow just any word through the door of our lips.

Good Morning Beloved,

Hope your morning is moving along swimmingly LOL!…. This morning I remembered something ”the grown” people used to say all the time when I was little… “watch your mouth”.  Now, I was a smart kid, and I had a tendency to associate words with pictures.  I would think, now how can I ‘watch my mouth’?  Unless, I look in a mirror, my lips are too small to see.  I learned that they did not literally mean to look at my lips, they were issuing a warning that something I said (or was about to say), was about to get me in trouble.  We would do well to remember that now as adults.  The bible says that, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof“(Proverbs 18:21) and Deuteronomy 30:19 ”I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, that both you and your children may live“.  Yes I know that people can settle themselves on that one nerve… you know the ‘reserved nerve’.  Especially those closest to you, family, friends and co-workers…. Whoa!  You think to yourself, I’ve just had it!… I’m going to tell them about them self!  Listen here you no good, sorry blankety blank blank…you always been a blankety-blank… you daddy was a no good blankety blank, yo’ Mama and yo’ slap-happy grand-pappy were all no good!  You will never be…errrrr! STOP!… is that life-speaking?  Is that edifying?  Are you building up their spirit or wounding their soul?  Well I’m mad!  I can’t say anything positive right now!  Well, cover your mouth with your hands and walk away…. oooohhh.. yes I know… it’s tough, but you can do it.  Remember “greater is He that is in YOU, then he that is in the world”.  So ….I’m going to say repeat what my Mama said so many times…. “watch your mouth“!

U BLESSED,

Have An Exceptional Day!

Regina