Gentleness In Speech

TALKING TO GOD

Thank God for giving you the ability to be gentle with your words. Ask Him to help you choose your words carefully so they are  not hurtful, or make others sad.

DIVING IN

List five words that describe your best friend. Now list five words that describe someone you don’t get along with very well. Say each of the 10 words out loud and consider how you’d feel if each of those words was used to describe you.

GOING DEEPER

Words are powerful. “Death and life are in the power of the  tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (Proverbs 18:21).  Wow! What you say – and how you say it – really does matter.  Words can hurt, or they can heal.

When you respond to hurtful words with more hurtful words, you only make things worse. If you answer with gentleness, you can soothe angry or bitter feelings and restore broken relationships. Your gentle words show people that they are valuable, whether you agree or disagree with them. Proverbs 12:18 says, “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

TALKING TO EACH OTHER

• How have others hurt you with their words?


• How have you hurt others with your words?


• What gentle words have been said to you, and how did they help you?


• Who is one person you can use gentle words with, even if this person doesn’t deserve them?