Sword in the Mouth
1 Samuel 2:1-10
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone” (Col 4:6)
“Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov 12:18). Reckless words are words spoken without thinking what it will do to the other person. Peninnah kept provoking Hannah in order to irritate her. This went on year after year, till Hannah wept and would not eat (1 Sam 1). Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say.
Our tongue can become a sharp weapon with which we pierce somebody’s heart. The Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar has said that even wounds caused by fire will ultimately heal; but an injury caused by the tongue will never heal. O, how careful we have to be with our tongue!
If Peninna had said to Hannah, “Why do you cry? My children are your children. God will bless you also at the right time,” she would have applied balm to the aching soul. Instead, she was driving a dagger into an already raw wound, spoiling her entire day. From Hannah’s song we understand that later on Peninnah suffered some setback in health. God may punish us for our hurting words. Tables turn.
Wives need to take care of the words they speak to their husbands. These days children, teens and adult sons and daughters speak rashly to their parents which bring tears to parents’ eyes. You can use sharp and killing words to your friends and in-laws too. Take care. You must learn to bite your tongue. Think before you talk. Train yourself to speak kind, loving and gentle words that will comfort and give joy to others. Sharp and biting words will drive people away from you while compassionate words will build up relationships. Avoid any communication in an emotional state, when you may say something that you will regret later. “When I get ready to talk to people I spend two-third of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-thirds of the time thinking about what I want to say,” said Abraham Lincoln. Stinging words can damage relationships, spoil your career, tarnish your testimony and leave you friendless.
Think today and decide whether you want honey in your mouth or sword!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, 8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
Sword in the Mouth
1 Samuel 2:1-10
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone” (Col 4:6)
“Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov 12:18). Reckless words are words spoken without thinking what it will do to the other person. Peninnah kept provoking Hannah in order to irritate her. This went on year after year, till Hannah wept and would not eat (1 Sam 1). Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say.
Our tongue can become a sharp weapon with which we pierce somebody’s heart. The Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar has said that even wounds caused by fire will ultimately heal; but an injury caused by the tongue will never heal. O, how careful we have to be with our tongue!
If Peninna had said to Hannah, “Why do you cry? My children are your children. God will bless you also at the right time,” she would have applied balm to the aching soul. Instead, she was driving a dagger into an already raw wound, spoiling her entire day. From Hannah’s song we understand that later on Peninnah suffered some setback in health. God may punish us for our hurting words. Tables turn.
Wives need to take care of the words they speak to their husbands. These days children, teens and adult sons and daughters speak rashly to their parents which bring tears to parents’ eyes. You can use sharp and killing words to your friends and in-laws too. Take care. You must learn to bite your tongue. Think before you talk. Train yourself to speak kind, loving and gentle words that will comfort and give joy to others. Sharp and biting words will drive people away from you while compassionate words will build up relationships. Avoid any communication in an emotional state, when you may say something that you will regret later. “When I get ready to talk to people I spend two-third of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-thirds of the time thinking about what I want to say,” said Abraham Lincoln. Stinging words can damage relationships, spoil your career, tarnish your testimony and leave you friendless.
Think today and decide whether you want honey in your mouth or sword!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
