sticks and stones

it just breaks my heart that people sometimes only see the down side...or imagine one, rather than encourage and uplift. i know no one is perfect and everything here on earth has its flaws, but Father God!-please repair breeches and mend broken hearts. lift up the down-trodden and bind wounds. may we throw off any hindrances to seeing Your beautiful face. it is my heart to encourage and uplift and pour out into lives. may i not singlehandedly destroy and discourage and dry up, but ever seek Your face and unity among the Bride of Christ.
it is interesting how immediately our hearts and minds cling to the negative. i know if i hear say, 10 complements and only 1 really discouraging comment, i always remember the bad before the good. or if i do get torn down, i can remember the exact words years later. and sometimes, words are inspiring. and i can remember some of those exact words years later. it is really remarkable how powerful the tongue is. James says just like a bit guides a powerful horse, a rudder guides a huge ship, and a tiny spark can burn down forests, the tongue has the power of life and death. (i'm not looking at a Bible so you might want to check on the specifics...chapter 3 i believe?) so small and so influential.
Jesus use my words to fill this darkness with light and cause hearts to soar like eagles. may my words bring life and peace and love, not death and dissension and hate. watch my heart. find any impure motive or thought in me and shine Your Light on it so i can surrender it for You to fix. except for the sin, choice to surrender, and desire to receive all You have, i have no part in this deal...i can't do a thing about it. i can't even see where it is i am in the wrong most of the time, much less heal what i know is broken. bring Your power and Breath to my life.
there's a lot to do today. multiply my hours and energy. alleluia