Godly conversations – RefreshHer

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(This transcript/post was last week’s episode)

Has someone’s words ever cut you to the quick? Words are a powerful thing. They can help in such a great way, but they can also destroy.

Have you ever seen the illustration of a tube of toothpaste and how it illustrates our speech?

If we take the toothpaste and just squeeze it out onto the counter, we see that it’s easy to get the toothpaste out of the tube. But now if we try to take that same toothpaste and put it back inside the tube, it’s impossible. That is such a great illustration of what our words are like. Once they’re out, there’s no retracking them. There’s no taking them back.

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You can listen to this post on the Refresh Her podcast.

Two friends bump into each other at the grocery store and we hear them chat –

Friend One speaks – “How are you doing? I’ve been praying for you. The last time we met you were going through a hard time. Are things better?”

Friend Two answers – “Oh, that was such a trial, let me tell you…(and she does). Oh, and that reminds me to tell you about my Jason. Did you hear he made the first string in basketball? He scored more than anyone on the team. I don’t know what they’d do without him! One of his games was unforgettable. I have to tell you about it (and she does). Of course he gets his agility from his dad – he played in college you know. That’s how we met – he played, and I cheered! We had some fun times, let me tell you (and she does). Goodness sakes, we’ve been yakking a half an hour! I’ve got to get my groceries and get home. It was great getting caught up on you! Take care!”

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