No Wrong Time To Say The Right Thing.....

“Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. – Proverbs 16:24.

A cartoon depicts a woman shaking hands with her clergyman as she leaves the church. The caption says, "Thank you for the sermon. It was like water to a drowning man." Some compliments are better left unsaid...

Isn't it true that words carry with them immense power? Power to build up and power to tear down. Such was the case with the words of Deborah, a woman who learned that there is no wrong time to say the right thing.

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It was a cold, rainy day in March. Across the room in the millinery department of the store where Deborah worked, sat Laura, a woman about Deborah's age. Other workers did not like Laura; they thought her to be snobbish and aloof. And Deborah agreed.

But sweeping the bias from her eyes, she made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. Finally, she managed, "Do you know Laura that I've worked in this room with you for several years. And whenever I glance up I see your head silhouetted against the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever seen on anybody."

Her words were not insincere flattery. She meant it.

Laura looked up and began to cry. "That's the first kind word anybody has ever said to me in all the years I've worked here," she said.

Deborah discovered that Laura's aloofness was not due to snobbishness, but shyness. The two became friends. Other workers soon began to include Laura in their activities, and she blossomed like a flower that, for the first time, found sunlight. The right words, spoken in kindness, changed a life.

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Give your undivided attention. By your words and actions, communicate to them all how important they are to you. Show them great respect and kindness. You may be amazed at what happens to your relationships!

You may not single-handedly solve the problem of world peace -- but in one small way at least, you will make a great difference.

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up…” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

Never underestimate the power of your words. There is no wrong time to say the right thing and there is no better time than now.

Try it this weekend with someone…be a blessing to them and...

Stay Blessed!