Pleasant words are a honeycomb
I had the sweet priviledge of spending time with Natalie’s parents last night. Her dad had some of his friends over from his band and we ate hamburgers together. I love mama and papa Lyons so much. Papa Lyons just got the Beegee’s on DVD and he was pretty excited about it so he let us watch some of it.
Before I knew the Lord, and even in the beginning of my walk, I was an incredibly sarcastic person. I was around a sarcastic person recently and I just realized how painful and unattractive sarcasm is to me. It is bighting. I saw a glimpse of what I looked like. And it did make me praise the Lord that He has changed me. I used to looove to make fun of people. Now even when someone makes a small snide remark towards someone it feels so painful to me. And the ironic thing is that the Lord has been calling me to confront my brothers and sisters on it lately. And to think I used to be the most sarcastic person i know..
Words really are very powerful. Catherine told me once that instead of saying something negative and causing a person’s heart to react negatively - even with something small like saying, “ewww, look at that disgusting dead bird carcass on the ground.”, you could look two feet away from it and point out the beautiful blossoming dandilion instead. I love that about Catherine, Natalie, and Ryan, and actually all my close friends, is that their words are so life-giving and encouraging. To be honest, I love these relationships so much more than I do my old ones before I knew the Lord because there was no real encouragement and devotion.
“Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” PROV12:18
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”PROV 16:24