Truth & Love
What are some things you value in a friend? Think of who you’d consider to be your best friend. What are things about them you liked right away? What are some things you came to value about them over time?
Have you ever been in a situation where you had trouble telling the truth to someone you love? What made it difficult to tell them the truth?
Is there anyone in your life right now you’re having difficulty with? Take some time to list as many things that you have in common with this person as possible. How have your feelings about that person changed as you made that list, if at all?
In 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, Paul writes about what love is. Could all of those attributes be said of truth as well?
Read John 8:11 again. What’s the difference between using the truth to condemn and using the truth to love?
Choose Wisely
We are accountable for the words we choose to use. As believers who have put off the old self and put on the new self, we have to make a conscious effort to move from using corrupting words to using encouraging words. Although we have lots of words and scriptures to...
Hope Floats
Most of us are desperate for hope—especially words of hope spoken to us by others. Hearing the right words can completely change our course in difficult or terrible circumstances. And here’s the thing about words of hope; they’re contagious. What if our eyes and...
The Power of What You Say
Words have power. Power to build up or power to destroy. Armed with any other weapon as strong as words, you might be required to be trained and certified. That’s not a bad idea. God’s word is filled with instructions about how to skillfully speak life into others...