A Kind Word
Proverbs 12:25
An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
Have you noticed your added weight? No, I'm not talking about the extra pounds that we collected over the holidays. Rather, have you noticed the heaviness that comes with worry?
For me worry starts out innocent enough with a fleeting thought regarding a possible negative consequence of some action. The problem begins when I don't immediately capture that thought and hold it in the light of Jesus. Unchecked, that thought grows and grows and grows. Before long what began as a fleeting thought now occupies most of my thinking. It weighs me down.
One way to lighten someone else's load is to offer them a kind word. I know that sounds pretty simplistic, but think back to the last time you heard a kind word. Do you remember how it made you feel? How it lifted your spirits?
Unfortunately, kind words, which cost nothing to give, are in surprisingly short supply. Let's each cheer up one person today by offering them a kind word. Who knows, the act of cheering up someone else just might lighten our load while we're at it!
Kindly,
Lon
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