“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
~Apostle Paul
I have never been so mindful of the conversation I have with people as I have now. The reasons are obvious. It is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf.
I don’t need anyone to tell me that times are hard. People are stressed, tensed, and depressed.
And I guess that you don’t need a reminder either. Irrespective of what is happening in the world, we can always choose to heal others with our words or add more fuel to the fire.
There are always people around us, who are finding it difficult to cope with the difficulties of life.
What do you say whenever you are around them? What are your conversations like? Are they words of optimism or pessimism?
It might be your word that can literally save a person from depression or it might be the reason for someone committing suicide.
Always understand that:
“If someone is falling behind in life, you don’t have to remind them.
Believe me, they already know.
If someone is unhealthy, they know.
If someone is failing at work, they know.
If someone is struggling in their relationships with money,
With self-image…they know.
It’s what consumes their thoughts each day.
What you need to do for those who are struggling is not to reprimand, but
to encourage.
Tell them what’s good about their lives,
Show them the potential that you see. Love them where they are.
When we can't see clearly for ourselves,
we need others to speak greatness over us.
People don’t need you to tell them what’s wrong with their lives they already know.
They need you to reassure them that they can still make it right.”
~ Brianna Wiest
