More Than Words…
Have you honestly ever thought about how your words affect other people? I don’t think I’ve thought enough about it… Here’s a good reflective verse from James 1:19-20 (NIV):
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.”
*I talk too much and too quickly without listening completely to what others have to say. I usually have my own thoughts that I feel the need to spill out immediately – I need to be “quick to listen” AND “slow to speak.”
*I let my frustrations get the best of me at times. I become quick to anger because I think of situations from a self-centered approach; how is this affecting ME? I need to evaluate the entire situation and really think things through before reacting – thus learning to “be slow to anger.”
That’s the beautiful part about being a child of God… we’re works in progress and are always being molded into his perfect image. I know this is one issue on my plate to work on!
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~ by Shannon Jeffries on May 30, 2008.
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Tags: anger, communication, James 1:19-20, listen, speak
