There is an old adage that says "the pen is mightier than the sword". The meaning, of course, is that words are the mightiest weapons of all. It was Martin Luther's pen that fueled the flames of the Reformation when he wrote his now famous 95 thesis. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, Abraham Lincoln credited Harriet Beecher Stowe with starting the civil war by writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. The list goes on ...
Psalm 45:1 likens our tongue to "the pen of a ready writer." Every time we speak we are writing a story. The words that leave our mouths can be used for both good and bad. They can help to heal or they can start wars. Which it will be is up to me. The main thing about words is that they can't be taken back. Once they are spoken, they will forever be engraved in someone's mind and spirit.
Lord, help me today to think before I speak. Let me weight my words with care; I want to build up and not tear down. I want the pen of my tongue to write a love story and not a war novel. Amen.
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