Our words are being heard by others

Our words are being heard by others  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria , he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble —burned as they are?”

Nehemiah 4:2 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

In the previous verse, we read that Sanballat came to know that the Jews are rebuilding their wall. This made him very angry. In his anger, he started ridiculing the Jews. He did this in the presence of his associates and the entire army of Samaria.

During bouts of anger, people say so many things. They do not mind that other people will hear what they say. They do not realize that their words will cause an impact on others.

Our family hears our words

God has called us to build families and not break them. Nowadays, many people speak ill of others in front of their children. This plants seeds of hatred in their young hearts too. We are called to plant seeds of love and not seeds of rage in the hearts of our children.

One day, my children were asking me who I like the most. They were telling me to arrange them in an order. When I came to a particular person(someone close to me), my son told me, "No ma, you don't like that person!". I was so shocked and ashamed. I told him, "I do like that person da!". Kids listen to what we say. We may forget what we said, but little children don't!

We need to be very careful about our words lest they affect the people who hear them.

🗣Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen .

Ephesians 4:29🗣

Pearl and a rock

Yes, at times, we may be hurt by others. We may feel like telling it to others. We may feel like telling someone the words they used to hurt us or the things they did to hurt us. Jeeva ka used to tell us. You have a burden in your heart. What do you do?

🗣You tell it to one person. Tell them everything. It comes out of your heart and becomes a stone.

🛐You tell it to God. Take it to Him in prayer. It turns into a pearl.

What do you want your burden to become? A pearl or a stone?