Some days when I sit to write these posts, words come easily. Some days, not so much. Even on the "not so much" days, perhaps especially on those days, I want to choose my words carefully because words matter.
Not just written words. All words matter.
For example, there are words of respect. Please. Thank you. Yes, sir. No, ma'am. Manners aren't just for southerners! How we treat each other matters, and the words we choose are a reflection of that. In an increasingly discordant world, it's important to be respectful, even when we don't agree. Words matter.
Words can encourage, or they can bring discouragement. It matters which we choose.
We have, by the words we choose to use, the ability to lift someone up or to tear them down. And this ability carries across the spectrum of life. At home. In the workplace. In the classroom. At the mall. At the gym.
As you're out and about today, doing life, encountering various individuals and situations, choose your words carefully. Because words matter.
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver." (Proverbs 25:11 ESV)
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