Speaking Truth and Listening
Just looking at people the way God looks at them changes what we see and perceive about them.
When that takes place, we see a person according to how God sees him/her, and the best part is when we begin to treat them as who they are in Christ, the way Christ sees them and treats them [ refer to Who Am I from previous post].
Sometimes, who we think/perceive we are might just be a little distorted from who God really sees us as. Plus, it is really encouraging to see people shaping to be more and more like Christ. What's the best and also the worst part of it all is, we get to play a part in the transformation of people's lives, be it for the better or for the worst. I think it's good to give a little bit more emphasis now on 'how powerful our words are'.
Something called "character assassination" is frequently found in our every day chatters easily distinguished by the fruit of our lips. Something so subtle like gossips about others can cause severe misconception to the hearer hence bringing down one another instead of lifting and building up one another/preferring one another. The accuser of the brethren is always on the look out to tear the church apart internally. When our foundation is based on relationships, that can be our weakness as well when we start to listen to what the devil have to say about each other and believe him.
Soldier A : MEDIC!!! Some one's injured here, come quickly.
Medic : Who shot him?
Soldier A : I don't know. He's bleeding on his back.
Medic : The angle of the shot isn't right... It seems like it came from our side.
Soldier A : *confused* You mean... It's one of us?
Medic : Most probably.
Often times it hurts the most when the bullet comes from 'our side'. And most of the time, it's not just the person who shot it that thinks bad about that person. Before shooting him on the back, he may have already spread bad report about that person to his other comrades to think the same about him (victim).
Our words carry the power as of a bullet through the body if not handled with care. It has the power to built up or to destroy. It can be used in war to shoot the enemy or sometimes even one another when we are not careful with our words. Some times we don't know to what extend our words may affect the other person. But continually, what's being told to us as wisdom is to guard our lips. Be slow to speak and quick to listen. Let our yes be yes and no be no. Tame the tongue.
Live the Truth, Speak the Truth, and be quick to listen.
When that takes place, we see a person according to how God sees him/her, and the best part is when we begin to treat them as who they are in Christ, the way Christ sees them and treats them [ refer to Who Am I from previous post].
Sometimes, who we think/perceive we are might just be a little distorted from who God really sees us as. Plus, it is really encouraging to see people shaping to be more and more like Christ. What's the best and also the worst part of it all is, we get to play a part in the transformation of people's lives, be it for the better or for the worst. I think it's good to give a little bit more emphasis now on 'how powerful our words are'.
Something called "character assassination" is frequently found in our every day chatters easily distinguished by the fruit of our lips. Something so subtle like gossips about others can cause severe misconception to the hearer hence bringing down one another instead of lifting and building up one another/preferring one another. The accuser of the brethren is always on the look out to tear the church apart internally. When our foundation is based on relationships, that can be our weakness as well when we start to listen to what the devil have to say about each other and believe him.
Soldier A : MEDIC!!! Some one's injured here, come quickly.
Medic : Who shot him?
Soldier A : I don't know. He's bleeding on his back.
Medic : The angle of the shot isn't right... It seems like it came from our side.
Soldier A : *confused* You mean... It's one of us?
Medic : Most probably.
Often times it hurts the most when the bullet comes from 'our side'. And most of the time, it's not just the person who shot it that thinks bad about that person. Before shooting him on the back, he may have already spread bad report about that person to his other comrades to think the same about him (victim).
Our words carry the power as of a bullet through the body if not handled with care. It has the power to built up or to destroy. It can be used in war to shoot the enemy or sometimes even one another when we are not careful with our words. Some times we don't know to what extend our words may affect the other person. But continually, what's being told to us as wisdom is to guard our lips. Be slow to speak and quick to listen. Let our yes be yes and no be no. Tame the tongue.
Live the Truth, Speak the Truth, and be quick to listen.
Comments