
She was taken to the hospital where doctors
discovered the reason for her mysterious stigma. They pulled a bullet out of
her leg! Someone had shot a bullet into the air, apparently thinking that
bullets only go up and never come down. But this bullet did come down—into
her leg.
Many people shoot bullets from their mouths, never realizing the
wounds they’re causing to others. “Death and life are in the power of the
tongue” (Prov. 18:21). We have the power in our mouths to bless or destroy. Show me a marriage or a church that’s being torn apart,
and I’ll show you a marriage or a church that’s speaking destructive words to
fight one another.
A wife told her husband, “When you talk to me
that way, it’s like you’re sticking a knife in my heart.” Destructive words
will damage relationships like a sword can cut, but encouraging words will heal
relationships. “There is one who speaks
rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing”
(Prov. 12:18).
Do your words wound others, or do they heal? Think
before you speak.
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BIBLE
STUDY: How
to Control Your Anger
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