Colossians
4:5-6 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every
opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Phil Ware said, “There are no random
acts of kindness, only intentional acts given the opportunity to happen. This
is true not just in deeds, but in words as well. But more than trying to avoid
poor speech, we are urged to use our speech to bless and help others to come to
know Christ.”
I have decided
some of the most over-used and under-meant words are ‘How are you?’ For the
most part, we do not really want to know
how the person passing us is getting along but we ask anyway. We casually toss
out ‘Have a good day” as well. These words mean something if we intentionally
engage the person in conversation but are useless when we say them
automatically without really caring or meaning them.
On a recent
shopping trip with my brother, Michael, I heard him tell several people to ‘Have
a blessed day.’ He told me he started
making a point of saying ‘blessed’ instead of ‘good’ and I thought that was
awesome. He is intentionally planting a godly seed every time. I make a point
of saying, “God is in control” as often as possible. Not only is it reaffirming
to me but it serves as a reminder to those around me. So many despondent and
sad, hopeless people in this world need to hear God is in control because they
are floundering just to get through the day. A Divine Appointment is met when
we encourage and uplift with our words.
Father, forgive us for the careless
words we have uttered this week. We understand that these careless words are
twice sins -- a sin once when we committed it and a sin a second time because
we didn't see the opportunity to be redemptive. Open our eyes, Lord, so that we
may see what You have placed in our paths. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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