Ugh. I can remember hearing this from my Mom all the time...."It's the way you say things!" Here she journaled about it and I share that memory with you.
Tone Check
Colossians 4:2-6 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.
Always be careful how we sound when we speak.
Think about the times we have reacted harshly instead of listening first and later regretted the words I had spoken.
vs 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Grace - with kindness
from me:
Just a small entry. But I can tell you, this was very important to her. We locked horns on it so many times. I being a more gruff speaking person, she a gentler, kinder speaker. I am glad that the Lord brought this to my memory today. I had forgotten all about it and I know my speech has suffered because of the lapse.
Lord, help me to speak kindly, gently to others. Sometimes it's not so much as what I say that shares Your love, but how I say it. You told us to do unto others, help me to expand that to speak unto others as I would like them to speak to me. Let Your love and grace shine through.
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