The Power of Words

Words are all around us. Through texting, emailing, phone conversations, run in the middle of the store conversations to deep intimate conversations, words surround us. Words are used to pass along information, build up, edify, encourage, convey a thought or an emotion and words are even used to destroy, to tear down and to kill.

Have you ever felt comforted by words? Have words ever brought such peace and assurance to your personal thoughts? Have the right words been said that just immediately brought a huge relief over your weary heart?

Let me change the tides.

Have you ever been hurt by words? Have you ever experienced harsh words, such harsh words that just cut straight to your inner core and felt like they literally cut you in two?

Oh, Friend, I have experienced both tides. I am sure we all have. The tone, the pitch, the emphasis and the words themselves, joy has been experienced while at other times, hurt was experienced.

What do we do when the times come when the words are shot at us as arrows intended for harm? Where do we turn? I will tell you I have not always looked to the right sources for healing after being hurt by words. I have turned towards tears, retaliation and of course, chocolate among many others. Each time these avenues were sought, healing was not the result. Results experienced felt that of a prescription medication side effect commercial: "puffy eyes may occur, along with sleepless nights. You might experience great guilt and bloating after seeking these remedies to your hurting heart." Nice. The only source that has truly helped me, and when I say 'truly helped me' I truly mean HELPED ME has been God's Word. The true Source of healing, restoration and comfort.

I want to share with you some precious Words from God that have truly been a healing balm to my heart.

Psalm 31:19-21 "How great is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men! You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city"

Look back at these three verses and just take a look at what God promises: His goodness stored up, He wrought for us or in our language, works for, embellishes and elaborates for us; He hides us in the secret place of His presence, he keeps us secretly in a shelter and He has made His lovingkindness to us in an attacked surrounding.

What are we to do? What are our responsibilities? What is our expectation in this arrangement?

First, we must fear Him and secondly we must take refuge in Him. Bottom line: we acknowledge in our heart, thoughts and words He is Lord and He is holy and second, we go to Him.

God's holiness and the reasoning for us to fear Him can be dissected and analyzed to the point where we become very overwhelmed and start to believe we can never reach this level of intimacy with the One True God. But oh, Friend, we can. When we truly acknowledge He is holy and we are nothing without Him then the fear of Him begins. Savor this. His holiness begins our fear.

So what do we do with this fear? Run from it? Hide? Absolutely not. We embrace it and go to Him. Not to our thoughts of retaliation nor our thoughts of emotional outbursts or even the delicious chocolate truffles that bring two seconds of delight to our tongues. We go to Him and we seek His Words to heal the after math of the other words.

What was God's promise? He will hide us from the conspiracies of man in the secret place of His presence and He will keep us secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.

Friend, please believe His Words. Embrace His Words. Cling to His Words. Seize His Words. His Words are truth, His Words are life. Furthermore, His Words are for you

Before I close, let me just remind you of the power of God's Words. "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." Power. God's Words are powerful. No matter what is said to us by whomever, the power that is desired will never be up to the power of God. Period. His Words trump any and all words that are said directly to us. End of discussion.

Precious One, go to God. Share your heart, whether it be filled right now with joy and peace from blessed words from others or if your heart is hurting and aching from severe and grim words, share it with Him. He is waiting for you.