«For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned» (Matthew 12:37).
WE OFTEN HEAR that women speak more than men. However, in order not to get carried away by what is said about us, I started to investigate it, and what I discovered was extremely interesting. According to research from the University of Maryland in the United States, women speak more than men. This is due to a protein that our brain produces. That’s why women utter about twenty thousand words a day, while men don’t utter more than seven thousand.
Jokingly I thought, If we talk more because of a protein, why are some of our conversations junk? Such as gossip, complaints, unwarranted criticism, vulgar jokes, lies, rumors, idle and vain conversations that seem endless and provide no benefit to anyone!
Women generally deserve to be called «chatterboxes,» because we talk and talk and continue to talk some more. Someone said that women, when they speak, use an eight-lane highway to express and process their emotions, while men only use a small rural road. If this is so, we have a great responsibility for the way we talk. Its clear that everything we say shows who we are, and what we are will affect what we do. In the Bible we read: «And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell» (James 3:6).
«Junk» conversations not only erode the reputation of the person being talked about, but also the reputation of those who talk about others. Rumors that run by word of mouth destroy lives. Words spoken sarcastically can easily destroy the personal dignity of those who are not there to defend themselves. And what can we say about vulgar words? Not only do they violate the language itself, but they also offend God and devalue our condition as beings created in His image.
Today, don’t count your words; but rather concern yourself with taking care of the effect they have and ask God to sanctify them. Keep in mind that:
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What you say may be good for you but bad for others.
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Making jokes at the expense of the dignity of others is immoral.
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Constant uttering of grievances corrodes your ability to be happy.
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Words that are fitting are a balm for the soul.
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One day, you will have to give account to God for your words.
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Take From: Daily Devotions for Women’s 2021
«BRUSHSTROKES OF GOD’S LOVE»
BY: Erna Alvarado Poblete
Collaborators: Lorina Maya & Alejandra Zavala
