KACHELBELA: Timing is Everything!

KACHELBELA: Timing is Everything!: Dear Diary, # Pleasant_and_Timely_Words # Shut_Down_the_Motor_Mouth On my Day 16 of the  # 40Day_Zip_it_Challenge  I learned about th...

Timing is Everything!

Dear Diary,

#Pleasant_and_Timely_Words
#Shut_Down_the_Motor_Mouth

On my Day 16 of the #40Day_Zip_it_Challenge I learned about the power and the value of a pleasant and timely word.

Friends, timing is everything! Have you ever said something, and people were like, "Wow! You're God sent. We needed to hear that!" Or have you ever said something but then the timing spoilt everything? Ecclesiastes 3:7 tells us there is an appropriate time to speak. Proverbs 15:23, "A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a timely word spoken in due season, how delightful it is?" Whether hey are words of rebuke or encouragement, if the words are timely and appropriate, they'll be like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16: 24, "Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,sweetness to the soul and health to the bones." Properly timed and well-spoken words are compared with golden apples in baskets of silver. Proverbs 25:11-15, "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver."

Sometimes it is hard to know what so say and when to say it, ask the Lord for discernment; for appropriate words and timely moment. O myself, like the Psalmist I pray, "Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord, keep watch over the door of my lips so that I will speak pleasant and timely words," Psalm 141:3.

Regards,
NzakuNashipae
© Jesus loves you

KACHELBELA: Dear Diary,#The_Value_of_Soft_Answer#Shut_Down_th...

KACHELBELA: Dear Diary,#The_Value_of_Soft_Answer
#Shut_Down_th...: Dear Diary, # The_Value_of_Soft_Answer # Shut_Down_the_Motor_Mouth On my Day 15 of the  # 40Day_Zip_it_Challenge  I learned about the ...

Dear Diary,

#The_Value_of_Soft_Answer
#Shut_Down_the_Motor_Mouth

On my Day 15 of the #40Day_Zip_it_Challenge I learned about the value of a soft answer from Judges 8:1-3; 12:1-16; 1 Kings 12:1-6 & Proverbs 15:1. To be very honest, whenever someone comes to me in wrath, am usually tempted to respond harshly. Wisdom shows us the value of a soft answer.

Judges 8:1-3, the men of Ephraim sharply reprimanded Gideon for not calling them when he went to fight with the Midianites.See, huu si ni uchokozi tu! Instead of responding to them harshly, he handled the matter adroitly by praising Ephraim. Upon hearing the favorable response, their anger toward Gideon subsided. Wuuuuueeh, mtu anakuja kwako na ubaya alafu unakuwa mpole! That was not enough, in a similar scenario, these men of Ephraim picked up an issue with Jephthah for not calling them to fight against the people of Ammon. They even threatened to burn down his house. Aaaaiii, kwani who do these Ephraimites think they are! Jephthah gave them a piece of his mind. Eeer, I nearly gave a round of applause for Jephthah but held my peace when I read the consequences that followed. He gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim, Judges 12:1-6.

Another case in point, 1Kings 12-1-16, King Rehoboam harsh answer to the people of Israel when they requested him to lighten up the burdensome taxes King Solomon had imposed on the people made him lose the 10 tribes of Israel. At first, King Rehoboam consulted the elders who told him to speak to the people good words (v. 7) but he rejected their advice and sought the advice of his agemates who advised him to exercise his authority by threatening the people with harsher treatment than before. He said, " My little finger shall be thicker than my father's waist! v.10-11. Enyewe hapo King Rehoboam answered the people roughly and harshly. His choice of words inflamed the people; they rebelled and ultimately the kingdom divided.

Surely, wrath can be avoided if we give a soft answer. Proverbs 15:1 says, "A soft answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger!" Eeer, I have been there, inflamed by words, resulting in severed relationships.

Now that I understand the power of words, I repent and pray for God to "Set a guard over mouth, o Lord, keep watch over the door of my lips," Psalm 141:3.

Regards,
NzakuNashipae
© Jesus loves you

KACHELBELA: Unguarded Lips

KACHELBELA: Unguarded Lips: Dear Diary, # Unguarded_Lips # Tyranny_of_the_Moment On my 14th day of the  # 40Day_Zip_it_Challenge  I learned about being proactive ...

Unguarded Lips

Dear Diary,

#Unguarded_Lips
#Tyranny_of_the_Moment

On my 14th day of the #40Day_Zip_it_Challenge I learned about being proactive instead of reactive with my words. “Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin,” Proverbs 13:3.

I don’t know about your experience but I know that the tyranny of the urgent and the tyranny of the moment can make a person be out of control with words! Well, scripture shows us that everyone and anyone is called to speak in a way that brings life not death. Anyone who wants to enjoy the good fruit of their lips must protect his/her words with utmost care. He must purpose to be strategic and intentional with words because words are creative. Words have power to create or tear down. You can hire watchmen to guard your prized possessions but the responsibility of guarding the mouth is solely on you. You are responsible for your words; no one can guard them for you. If your mouth is unguarded destruction is certain. Scripture implores us to be quick to listen and slow to speak, James 1:19.

The moment you realize that the right words literally preserve life then you will pray as the Psalmist did, “Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips,” Ps. 141:3.

Don't let the tyranny or the heat of the moment make you speak rashly.

Regards,
NzakuNashipae