Friday, August 25, 2023

Reflection - Joanie Yoder - Life Words

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 77, "Life Words", Page 88.
By Joanie Yoder, Our Daily Bread Author



The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21
PHOTO: The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21
Read: Colossians 4:2-6

Words of encouragement can be "
life words," bringing new motivation to our lives. Writer Mark Twain said that he could live for a whole month on one good compliment!

Christian encouragement, however, is more than a compliment or a pat on the back, valuable as these can be. One writer described it as "
the kind of expression that helps someone want to be a better Christian, even when life is rough."

As a youth, Larry Crabb had developed a stutter that humiliated him in a school assembly. A short time later, when praying aloud in a church service, his stutter caused him to get both his words and his theology mixed up in his prayer. Expecting stern correction, Larry slipped out of the service, resolving never to speak in public again. On his way out, he was stopped by an older man who said: "
Larry, there's one thing I want you to know. Whatever you do for the Lord, I'm behind you one thousand percent." Larry's resolve never again to speak publicly weakened instantly. Now, many years later, the well-known Christian counselor and author addresses large crowds without stuttering.

Paul told us to season our speech with grace so that we may know how to answer others (Colossians 4:6). Then we will speak "
life words" that bring encouragement.

Correction may mold us, but encouragement will motivate us.
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The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21
Read: Colossians 4:2-6


The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21
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Words of encouragement can be "
life words," bringing new motivation to our lives. Writer Mark Twain said that he could live for a whole month on one good compliment!


Words of encouragement can be 'life words,' bringing new motivation to our lives.
PHOTO: Words of encouragement can be "life words," bringing new motivation to our lives. Writer Mark Twain said that he could live for a whole month on one good compliment!
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Christian encouragement, however, is more than a compliment or a pat on the back, valuable as these can be. One writer described it as "
the kind of expression that helps someone want to be a better Christian, even when life is rough."


Christian encouragement, however, is more than a compliment or a pat on the back, valuable as these can be.
PHOTO: Christian encouragement, however, is more than a compliment or a pat on the back, valuable as these can be. One writer described it as "the kind of expression that helps someone want to be a better Christian, even when life is rough."
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As a youth, Larry Crabb had developed a stutter that humiliated him in a school assembly. A short time later, when praying aloud in a church service, his stutter caused him to get both his words and his theology mixed up in his prayer. Expecting stern correction, Larry slipped out of the service, resolving never to speak in public again. On his way out, he was stopped by an older man who said: "
Larry, there's one thing I want you to know. Whatever you do for the Lord, I'm behind you one thousand percent." Larry's resolve never again to speak publicly weakened instantly. Now, many years later, the well-known Christian counselor and author addresses large crowds without stuttering.

 
As a youth, Larry Crabb had developed a stutter that humiliated him in a school assembly.
PHOTO: As a youth, Larry Crabb had developed a stutter that humiliated him in a school assembly. A short time later, when praying aloud in a church service, his stutter caused him to get both his words and his theology mixed up in his prayer. Expecting stern correction, Larry slipped out of the service, resolving never to speak in public again. On his way out, he was stopped by an older man who said: "Larry, there's one thing I want you to know. Whatever you do for the Lord, I'm behind you one thousand percent." Larry's resolve never again to speak publicly weakened instantly. Now, many years later, the well-known Christian counselor and author addresses large crowds without stuttering.
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Paul told us to season our speech with grace so that we may know how to answer others (Colossians 4:6). Then we will speak "
life words" that bring encouragement.


Paul told us to season our speech with grace so that we may know how to answer others (Colossians 4:6).
PHOTO: Paul told us to season our speech with grace so that we may know how to answer others (Colossians 4:6). Then we will speak "life words" that bring encouragement.
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Reflection - Joanie Yoder - Life Words
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 77, "Life Words", Page 88.
By Joanie Yoder, Our Daily Bread Author




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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 77, "Life Words", Page 88.




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