Beneficial Words Philippians 4:8-9 Proverbs 16:23-24 Ecclesiastes 12:11-12 Proverbs 12:25 Proverbs 15:1 Proverbs 25:11-12 Proverbs 27:5-6 Psalms 19:14 07.05.17

BENEFICIAL WORDS

BREAD

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.    Philippians 4:8-9 (NIV)

23 A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.   Proverbs 16:23 (NIV)

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.   Proverbs 16:24 (NIV)

11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails--given by one Shepherd. 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.   Ecclesiastes 12:11-12 (NIV)

25 An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.  Proverbs12:25 (NIV)

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.  Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)

11 A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.   Proverbs 25:11 (NIV)

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.    Proverbs 25:12 (NIV)

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.   Proverbs 27:5-6 (NIV)

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.   Psalms 19:14 (NIV)

BUTTER

“No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak in anger.”    John Chrysostom

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”   Mother Teresa

“Each day offers us an opportunity to build or to tear down. We do both with our actions, attitudes, and most of all, with our words. Wherever you are today, the critical question to ask yourself is, ‘Am I building or am I tearing down?’ We build our legacy one choice and one day at a time. Hudson Taylor once wrote that there are three phases to any impossible project, ‘Impossible...difficult...done!’”  Donna Evans

“We should never be afraid to share Truth – by our actions first and our mouth next.  If we do not practice what we preach, why on earth would we preach it?  Who would want to believe our words if we ourselves do not believe.  We live what we believe to be true.”   BHY

“May Your Spirit remind us of Your Presence in all of our lives- all of the time.  Guide us.  Let our thoughts and words and attitudes be pleasing to You.  Let us imitate Christ.  Give us His mind and His attitude.  Strip us of our pride and self-sufficiency and may we be humble as Jesus showed    Humility.  In the Name of Jesus, Who humbled Himself to death, even death on the Cross, for us, we pray.”   Roger Killian

“Don’t underestimate the power of words. While shaming words can take courage out of a soul, encouraging and affirming words can put courage back in.  When you offer critique to another soul, do it gently. When you offer encouragement to another soul, do it fiercely.”  Scott Sauls

“The most important thing in life isn’t what we think about ourselves or what others think about us, but what God thinks about us. He is the final Judge. When He examines and evaluates our motives, words, and actions, are we commended, as was Abel, or are we condemned, as was his brother Cain? ‘The Lord does not look at the things man looks at,’ God told the prophet Samuel. ‘Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’ (1 Samuel 16:7).”   Warren Wiersbe

“Our words have the power to speak life or death over someone.  Watch the face of the hearer.  Think before we speak.  Store up in our hearts His truth before we spout out from our lips our opinions.  Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth will speak.  Be the conduit that life flows freely through to others.  We will then leave the aroma of Christ in our circumstances not the stench of death.”   BHY

“Kind words produce their own image in men’s souls; and a beautiful image it is.  They soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer…We have not yet begun to use kind words in such abundance as they ought to be used.”   Blaise Pascal

“God promises victory to those who endure, so He gives us enough strength – usually just enough so faith is still required – to keep us going.  He wants us to succeed and not give up.  In the walk of faith, we can’t afford to doubt, worry, fear, or complain – the very symptoms that kept a generation of Israelites out of their Promised Land.  All of these attitudes severely undermine God’s work on our behalf, not because He can’t do whatever He wants but because He has chosen to relate to us on the basis of our faith.  Negative attitudes and words undermine faith.  They devalue the very currency we have to use in God’s Kingdom.  Wherever God’s voice and your faith are leading you, do not be afraid or dismayed.”   Chris Tiegreen

HEART SAVOR

·       My words are to be edifying to others – to build and not tear down. 

·       I am to freely encourage and strengthen others by my words.

·       I am to store God’s Word in my heart making it readily available to share with others and I am to live what I espouse.