“Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:4
I function and learn best when things are broken down and laid out for me. I guess you could say I like the detail of things. It just really helps me understand and grasp situations and God’s word so much better.
So before we leave the word gentle and move to deceitful, I thought we would take one last detailed look at gentle words through our tone.
Did you know the tone of your voice puts so much more emphasis on the words you use? Your tone can bring a word to life.
Did you ever have a professor who spoke monotone and it bored you to death? What about a preacher who spoke with so much enthusiasm it came out through their actions?
Therefore I am removing the tone of YELLING (which is a huge work in progress), the tone of sarcasm, the smart alec tone, and the disrespectful tone.
Goodness brethren there is so much associated with our words, and there is even more importance in the way we use them.
What tones do you use behind your words? Are you in need of a tone change?
By the way if you ask your spouse be sure to listen, you will hear their heart.
Prayer: Lord may the words of our mouths be pleasing to You. May the tone we use with each word be pleasing to You. Amen
