Wednesday, April 2, 2008

influence: redeeming the power

as i meditate upon the power God has given each person to influence others, i am humble and amazed. He has entrust each person with an endless supply of influential power. i am amazed that each of us can choose to use our God given influential power to bring life or death to others. i am humbled as i realize how often i use my God given influential power to bring pain and destruction to others.

proverbs 15:4, "gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. when the truth of "a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit" is combined with proverbs 17:22b, "a broken spirit saps a person's strength," it is clear why so many people in our society have little to no strength. their spirits have been crushed by other people, and a crushed spirit saps a person's strength. will you join with me in redeeming your influential power by speaking words that bring life and health to others?

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