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You Got Mail...For Thanksgiving - #6488
We're pretty good at thinking of things we don't like about someone. But something good happens in your heart when you make yourself sit down and you start writing about that person's strengths, and their contributions to your life, to others' lives. And something good happens in their life when they get your gratitude in a letter. You are indeed building them up.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/you-got-mail-for-thanksgiving-...
Making God Cry - #6485
David prayed a great prayer, and it is a great one for all of us to echo, probably on a daily basis. I probably need to echo it several times a day. He simply said, "Lord, set a watch before my mouth." Put a guard there. Be very careful to never tear down someone that God is building.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/making-god-cry-6485
Hold Your Fire - #6474
In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul says, "Do not repay anyone evil for evil; do not take revenge, but leave room for God's wrath." Let God even the score; He's much better at it than you are. Jesus turned to His Father for justice. An eye for an eye is not the way of Jesus. Even from His cross He says of those who have nailed Him to that cross, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." That's the example for us.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/hold-your-fire-6474
The Terminator - #6467
This tongue we've got is daily either making people feel more alive or more destroyed inside. So, hold the put-downs, swallow the sarcasm, and cushion the criticism. Remember, your tongue can be The Terminator.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-terminator-6467
Someone Talked - #6445
We can sink people's lives with our words. World War II G.I.s were warned not to say the things they could say, because they were wanting to save lives. See, that's still an important warning and maybe it's a time for us to pray as the Holy Spirit points this out inside us, "Lord, help me to stop this tongue of mine before more hurting words come out." "The tongue has the power of life and death."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/someone-talked-6445
A Guard Could Save You a Lot of Grief - #6427
Don't let your mouth run on like it has been. Ask your Lord to guard your mouth. After all, important places have a guard, and nothing you have has more affect than your mouth. So, keep your lip guard handy.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/a-guard-could-save-you-a-lot-...
True Woman: What to Do When the Compliments Don't Come
I don’t hear a lot of “Excellent job with that diaper changing technique, mom,” or “I love the way you scraped the dried milk out of my sippy cups,” or “I really liked your voice inflection the fifth time you read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to me today.”
http://truewoman.com/?id=1725
True Woman: A Lesson on Becoming an Affirmer
I’ve heard it said that it takes seven compliments to undo a single criticism. If that’s true, we should be complimenting others—a lot.
http://truewoman.com/?id=1726
True Woman: Giving God-Centered Affirmation to Others
This is such an important topic, especially for those of us who have more practice at dishing out correction than affirmation!
http://truewoman.com/?id=1729
Words matter in effective evangelism: moving 1.48 video clip
Words, images, and loving actions within unconditional relationships, are all means of sharing the good news. Words can kill, or bring life. Unimaginative words, chosen without an understanding of how they may resonate with hearers or readers, may sadly fail.
Creative words can illuminate. Infiltrate barriers. Smuggle meaning to the heart.
This moving video shows the principle.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4190
