How much does a word weigh? You can’t measure it on a scale, it can’t go in a wet or dry measuring tool. But there is weight to words. So how can they be measured?
You know when someone gives you a compliment it makes you feel light, happy, encouraged. Your hair looks so nice! Have you lost weight? You are such a great Mom! You see what I mean? The Bible actually tells us in Proverbs 16:24,”Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones”. Kind and encouraging words are light, they don’t weigh much at all because they lift you up.
There is a flip side to this though. There are some real heavy words, hurtful and discouraging. Not uplifting at all. Heavy words and phrases that just down right weigh us down. I guess that could work but its not how I would do it. You just wait until she’s a teenager and see how that works for you. What were you thinking? No offense but yada yada yada. You never blah blah blah. The heaviest word for Victoria has always been ‘disappointed’, whoooo that was a bad one. I tried to never use that word with either of my children as they grew up but I know it came out and that makes me very disappointed in myself.
I think, especially today, it is so important to be speaking light into each other’s lives. We really need some encouragement. We don’t know what someone might be going through. I want to encourage us to pay attention to the words we speak, the phrases we say. We cant take them back, you know the toothpaste example. Once its out of the tube it’s just about impossible to put it back in. Once that word is out it hits the heart, is it light or is it heavy? Is it going to weigh someone down or lighten them up and give them a spring in their step? Measure words against your own heart, that is the tool right there. How would it make you feel to hear them?
Today I want to leave you with very light words! I want your hearts to be encouraged! I want my words to be sweet like that honeycomb to your heart! Be encouraged today! Choose to be the light for someone, I guarantee it will not only be good for them but it will be for you as well! I’m still finding my way around this blogging journey and all of you have been so encouraging to my heart. Please let me know if there is anyway I can be an encouragement to you. You are an amazing human, made in God’s image and with His light!
Remember that we are all better together!
Much love, Jenni