What We Say

Hi everyone! This is kind of my first post and I may not do it right, but bear with me cause I'm trying! So today is Proverbs: 18. I went through and read the whole thing, then went back and picked apart each verse- but, since my blog would be about 30 pages long if I said everything I learned, I'm going to share the top two verses that stuck out to me and what I learned from them.

Proverbs 18:10- The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

When I read this I thought to myself, Wow, just His name is so powerful- we can just say it and we are safe. I just think that it is so cool how the Lord's name is a strong tower. I wasn't too sure what a strong tower was, so I looked it up all these different places and could only find Christian references to it- that says something in itself! However, I did find that it was a place of protection, a sturdy and, well, strong tower that stood tall- a place where nobody could harm you if you were attacked. So let us run to the Lord and use His name- Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 18: 21- The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it eat its fruit.

This is so neat to me because it is so true today, and has been since Proverbs was written about 2900 years ago! It applies in court, (Proverbs 18:17) and daily life. So, to me, this verse means that what you say can glorify life, but it can also bring about death. Whoever is careful about their words, will be rewarded for not using words in a bad way- he will reap what he sows. (Hosea 8:7 and 10:1-4) The power of the tongue can bring others to Jesus Christ, it can bring repentance, and faith. It can comfort those who are hurt, and be a way to express love. (words of affirmation!) We can call out the Lord's name, and be safe. (Proverbs 18:10) This is the power of life the tongue has. However, the power of death is misuse of words; critisism, lying, gossiping, using the Lord's name in vain, cursing, and so on are using the tongue in the wrong way. So to apply this to my life, I will try not to speak in the way of death, but think about what I say before I say it, and use my words to bring others to Christ. I think this is so important because we are the people who can bring others to the Lord! We live in America and go to Christian camp, we can talk about God openly and not be killed. We can read our bibles every day without horrible concequences- so let's take advantage of this and use our freedom! I am so driven to spread His word and can't wait to express how great God is to others, so let's use the power our words have- the power of life!

Okay, well this is the end of my blog- hope it was helpful! :]