The Power of our Words

Lately I've come across this very important fact: We are what we say, and what we say impacts our world. We are and become the message of our conversations, phone calls, texts...etc. Not only that, but people can change by the things that come out of our mouths. So, what are we saying? What am I saying to myself and to those around me? One of my all time heroes is Mother Teresa. I remember I went through a period in my life in my late teens where I had decided I was born to live like her! I love her devotion to God and the passion she had for the lost, the sick, the helpless, the dying. One of the things she was known for was her ability to change the lives of everyone she came in contact with. Her words were uplifting. Mother Teresa once said, "words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness." What we say will cause others to enjoy the light of Jesus through our lives or be led to darkness. She also said, "let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." Are our words making people feel the light of Christ? Are they leaving better and happier because what we are saying!? Who is the last person we encouraged? Oh my goodness! I know I have a lot of work to do here but I am excited to begin. It is never too late to begin. I challenge you this week to encourage somebody. Let's start an encouragement revolution and spread the light of Jesus! (lastly, try not to do it over Facebook message or text, but one on one! ;)