WATCHING WHAT I SAY
Today's reading: Proverbs 10

Ever been in a situation where your feelings were hurt, all you'd done was critiqued and the small you wanting to do your best and accomplish big things for the Lord was bruised--by someone else's words?

That's where I am. And to tell you the truth, it's not where I want to be!

Bitter words. Unnecessary words. Critical words. Sharply spoken words.

What will I do with them? Will I allow them to fester in my heart and mind, infecting my attitude? Will I chew on them a while, store them away and when a most inopportune time arises, spew them back out--on the wrong person?

Or will I pray about it? Let go of it? Refuse to retaliate or react in an ugly fashion? Will I allow the ugliness those words caused make me monitor even more closely what comes out of my own mouth?

"The words of the godly are like sterling silver..." Proverbs 10:20 NLT

I, with the cutting remarks still playing in my mind, desperately want to speak in a godly way. I want my words to be precious trinkets of sterling silver--not rusted iron.