I'm such a wordy girl. I probably should apologize for it; but it's who I am. I know some of my friends must roll their eyes when they receive letters or emails from me as I tend to fill my epistles with way too much information. Useless facts. Needless news. But if they only knew what I actually left out... And on more than one occasion, after a rather wordy flirtation, my husband has been known to say, "Yet another insignificant moment in the life of Nancy." Which is just another way of saying, "Much ado about nothing."
I also confess to being somewhat nerdy. After all, I receive a "word of the day" each morning -- and I'm not talking some rich devotional thought to inspire spiritual thinking. I'm talking about a word with its definition. For example, today's was "overslaugh." It means "to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another." Maybe you think that's useless. Maybe it will show up in a blog one day.
And is it asinine or peculiar to have a shortcut to thesaurus.com on one's desktop? If indeed it is, then call me so.
I also keep a game of "Words with Friends" going with both my son and his wife. Basically, it's just Scrabble played at one's leisure back and forth on our smart phones. It always thrills me when I can use all 8 letters -- like "pirating"! And a triple word square makes it even better! Today I was able to play "abba," "rotated," and "faux," which brought in some hefty points with the "X".
But what has me thinking is the weight words can and do carry. In fact, God's Word has a lot to say about words and their effects on you and on me.
Just listen:
Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction (Prov. 18:20).
The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions (Prov. 10:11).
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Prov. 12:18
A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul (Prov. 18:7).
And can I just add that the world itself was framed by the word protruding out of the mouth of God? It all began with, "Light!" And there was. Words hold creative power, my friends! Not to mention destructive as well. Whoever said, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," had his head in the sand. They can downright kill!
Yep, I'm a wordy girl. But I need to be careful. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Prov. 18:21). Sounds like I have a choice to make every time I open my mouth or put pen to paper.
What about you?
Just an ordinary moment...
I also confess to being somewhat nerdy. After all, I receive a "word of the day" each morning -- and I'm not talking some rich devotional thought to inspire spiritual thinking. I'm talking about a word with its definition. For example, today's was "overslaugh." It means "to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another." Maybe you think that's useless. Maybe it will show up in a blog one day.
And is it asinine or peculiar to have a shortcut to thesaurus.com on one's desktop? If indeed it is, then call me so.
I also keep a game of "Words with Friends" going with both my son and his wife. Basically, it's just Scrabble played at one's leisure back and forth on our smart phones. It always thrills me when I can use all 8 letters -- like "pirating"! And a triple word square makes it even better! Today I was able to play "abba," "rotated," and "faux," which brought in some hefty points with the "X".
But what has me thinking is the weight words can and do carry. In fact, God's Word has a lot to say about words and their effects on you and on me.
Just listen:
Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction (Prov. 18:20).
The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions (Prov. 10:11).
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Prov. 12:18
A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul (Prov. 18:7).
And can I just add that the world itself was framed by the word protruding out of the mouth of God? It all began with, "Light!" And there was. Words hold creative power, my friends! Not to mention destructive as well. Whoever said, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," had his head in the sand. They can downright kill!
Yep, I'm a wordy girl. But I need to be careful. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Prov. 18:21). Sounds like I have a choice to make every time I open my mouth or put pen to paper.
What about you?
Just an ordinary moment...
3 comments:
Mom tried real hard to make me a wordy girl. I believe I was in elementary and middle school when she would make me write down the word of the day and the definition from the Macon Telegraph. I was to learn the words everyday (on top of my words from school)and she quized me at the end of the week. You know what? That is actually a good idea. Emily and Chandler will be so excited! LOL!
Amen!
What a great post Nancy. I love it! I also have been accused as one who knows (and shares) much "useless information" and needless nonsense too, but I just don't see it that way (the news part, not the over-sharing, I'm sure that can get overdone)! :) I get an email Word of the day also...I have an app on my Nook that is also the Nook Word of the day. I love words, I love to read, I love to learn new words too. But most of all, I love HIS Word - and know that it is alive and active. Words can wound, words can heal - but God's Word is eternal. Psalm 119:89. Sorry to go on and on...but I know YOU understand! :)
Love & Prayers,
Jan (Gran Jan) :)
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