No matter what our circumstances or responsibilities, the most important work we women do is helping and encouraging people…especially by what we say! “A woman has joy by the answer of her mouth and a word spoken in due season, how good it is.” Proverbs 15:4, 23 Kind words are always the right kind! A wholesome tongue is a tree of life!
A careless word - may kindle strife
A cruel word – may wreck a life;
A timely word - may lesson stress
A loving word – may heal and bless.
Years ago, after hearing the need of a family in the hospital, my husband decided to pay the required deductible of their insurance company ($16,000.00!) This family will never know the personal sacrifice he made (he would never even word it or think of it in that way). It spoke volumes to me, as he had been to the hospital with prayers and encouraging words for days.
Actions are living words, the manifestation of our true convictions and beliefs. Words alone make us hypocrites; actions make us irrefutable examples. It has been said that we talk when we cease to be at peace with our thoughts!
“A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk!”
We have the privilege of using God’s eternal Name, “I AM” to speak truth and life with our tongue. For example: When I am walking with God…
I am filled with the HOLY SPIRIT…
I am filled with FAITH.
I am filled with HOPE.
I am filled with LOVE.
I am filled with JOY.
I am filled with PEACE.
I am filled with DIVINE HEALTH.
I am filled with DIVINE ENERGY.
I am filled with DIVINE STRENGTH.
I am filled with DIVINE CREATIVITY.
I am filled with ENTHUSIASM.
I am filled with GRATITUDE.
I am filled with SELF-CONTROL.
I am filled with ENDURANCE.
I am filled with WISDOM.
I am filled with UNDERSTANDING.
I am filled with GENEROSITY.
The great “I AM” is alive in us.
He is all these attributes.
He and I are one. Therefore…I AM available to be
the vessel I am designed to be for His glory…
How encouraging is that!
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
