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It is my hope that by reading this daily you will grow in your walk with Christ and knowledge of scriptures and be set free from any struggles in your life that are weighing you down. Be blessed to be a blessing.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Labels

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29
Exasperating, annoying, obsessive, flighty, spacey are all labels placed on me by various people throughout the years. Labels hurt. They are hard to shake. Whether the label is accurate is besides the point. Don’t label people. Especially to their face. It is easier to recall ugly hateful words than the beautiful ones. 

These words are not terms of endearment and they hurt when you are labeled as such  by friends, family, teachers, bosses, or strangers. They wound like a knife. You may have been called fat, stupid, lazy, irresponsible, ugly,skinny, obsessive, aggravating, whatever the word it does not please our Heavenly Father. 

You can shake off ugly words and forgive those who labeled you as such but all of us need to be extra careful to never accidentally label anyone. Be careful parents what words you might utter in  frustration. Moving on beyond hurts and rejections in life is essential to have a strong walk with the Lord. You can’t continually go back to the past revisiting this ugliness. Let it go. God has lots of good stuff to say about you so remember that instead. He loves you. He created you. You are not here by accident. God has a plan for your life. 

PRAYER: I know I am beautiful and am created in God’s imagine for a reason. I forgive anyone who ever knowingly or unknowingly wounded me with words. Help me to be careful what comes out of my mouth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.  

2 comments:

  1. You are God's child, Becky. You are a vibrant picture of what God wants us all to be--our very best reflection of His love. Thanks for being His, for being you!

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  2. Thanks so very much Toni. That means allot.

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