Children’s lives are largely made up of words – the words of their parents, loved ones and those they admire. A parent can fill his or her child’s heart with zeal for education and success in life, or destroy the spirit and future of the child with negative words. Children are word-made.
A wife can lift up the spirit of her husband with positive words of encouragement or destroy him with negative words, and vice versa. A man who has lost his job can come back home to a wife who will hug him and encourage him with words like “Don’t worry; you will get a better job”. With those words, the man will be happy and encouraged to go out there and get a better job. But she can decide to scold him and nag at him saying, “I know you are a good for nothing husband”. A few devastating words could have filled his mind with confusion, his heart with pain, and his eyes with tears. She can destroy his spirit and even cause the man to commit suicide. Words give heartache, and words give strength, comfort and faith.
Words are like bullets, you can’t call them back once released. They can break homes, they can break relationships. They can break lives. Words are so powerful that they can live with a person throughout his or her life time. No wonder it is said, “The pen is mightier the sword”. Words are so powerful that they can make or break a person. What you hear very often, shapes your life. It shapes behavioural pattern. There are people who behave the way they do today because of what they heard yesterday.
Why do people become suicide bomber? It is simply because of what they have been told. One of the greatest problems Michael Jackson had throughout his life time, originated from what is father said about his nose as a child. His father made fun of his nose as a boy. This created an inferiority complex in him. Until his death, he was trying to correct the shape of his nose. What we hear very often forms our belief system. That is why preaching works. The Bible says, “Faith cometh by hearing… ” Romans 10:17
Positive words can give you hope and encouragement to forge ahead in life, despite difficulty. But negative words can bring discouragement and even cause suicide.
Let’s be careful of the words we use.
Author: Andrew Eli
I was born on 27th February 1972. I am a Christian by religion. I am from Nigeria and the first son in the family of five. I am married to a lovely wife and we have 2 very beautiful daughters and a lovely son. I love writing, article marketing,traveling and making new friends. I also love leaving people better than I met them. I take delight in encouraging people and seeing people happy. I wrote an article for Revelation Newspaper. A Newspaper in Port Harcourt. I have also written some published articles and an unpublished book. I am also a businessman and a preacher. Dishonest people turn me off. One of my greatest desires is to touch lives positively through my writing.
