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THE ENABLING POWER OF WORDS
By: Helen Date: October 19, 2015, 2:49 pm
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I liked this. Words have such a power, good and bad.
All of us have times when the difficulties or stress of the
moment leave us feeling discouraged, but our gloom is dissipated
when someone crosses our path with just the right word that
restores our soul, refreshes our spirit, and renews our vision.
Some people seem to have a ministry of encouragement.
Regardless of what they may be going through, their words enable
us to persevere through any circumstance. They take to heart the
admonitions of Paul, “Each of you should look not to your own
interests, but to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4) and
“No one should seek their own good,
but the good of others” (1Corinthians 10:24).
Everyone needs encouragement more than criticism. *It has been
observed that it takes four reinforcements to offset one
critical remark.
Proverbs 25:11 teaches us the value of positive support, “A word
fitly spoken (spoken at the right time) is like apples of gold
in pictures of silver.” What a blessing when we get an
encouraging word that enables to rise above our circumstances
and move forward!
We never know the enabling power that our words carry when we
encourage others who are going through hard times. As you go
through this week, stay alert to opportunities to perhaps change
someone's day, or even their future, by a kind word or a smile.
There are so many hurting people in this world who just need to
know that someone sees something of value in them, and affirms
it.
~Thomas R. Rowe, Jr. ~
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Re: THE ENABLING POWER OF WORDS
By: Pat Date: October 19, 2015, 2:57 pm
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Good word Helen
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Re: THE ENABLING POWER OF WORDS
By: James Date: October 19, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Jesus said in [color=black]John 6.63 It is the spirit that
quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
If we can as Jesus, always speak the words that we hear the
Father speak we will always be an encouragement to others.
Not yet there myself , in fact a long way off but one day I
shall be what He says I am.[/color]
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Re: THE ENABLING POWER OF WORDS
By: Helen Date: October 23, 2015, 11:28 am
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Yes, words and attitude effect us both ways...to negative or to
positive.
I found this inspiring.
A lovely 92 year old lady, was always up and fully dressed every
day by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and
makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind. She
moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move
now necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the
nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.
As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a
visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets
that had been hung on her window.
“I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an
eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“But, Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet…. just wait.” “
That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied.
“Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I
like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is
arranged, it’s how I arrange my mind. I already 'decided' to
love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the
difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work,
or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day
is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day
and all the happy memories I’ve stored away, just for this time
in my life.”
She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account, you
withdraw from what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be
to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories
Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still
depositing.” And with a smile, she said:- “Remember the five
simple rules to be happy:- 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2.
Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5.
Expect less ."
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Re: THE ENABLING POWER OF WORDS
By: James Date: October 23, 2015, 11:56 am
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That was very very good. I like the five rules, I wonder how
long it will be before I remember them retrospectively and wish
I had kept them in the front of my mind.
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