OUR WORDS CAN BUILD OR DESTROY NATION

Sir,

Words kill or give life; they are usually either poison or good fruit. The words we speak are electromagnetic forces that usually reflect our inner attitude. They contain the power of death and life, and ultimately influence the world around us. Augustus Woodbury once said, ‘Scientific men tell us that every sound upon the surface of our own and other planets circulates in endless and ceaseless waves through infinite space. Certainly not less subtle is the influence of our words upon the life and character of the world’. We must always think about the influence of our words before we say them out.

As a matter of fact, words are our input in someone else’s life. We must make sure our input gives life and not death. We are actually responsible for the impact we have on others and our communities in general. As responsible citizens, we must intensify our awareness of the input we have on other people’s lives. Actually ,one person can change the course of another person’s life with the power of words. Individual dreams and visions have been aborted because of words of death spoken over them. Homes and marriages have been destroyed because of poisonous words. Companies and businesses have fallen because of words of envy and jealousy. People have lost their jobs because of untruthful words said about them. We should always be conscious of the life-changing power of our words.

Integrity

Proverbs 19:1 says, “Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.” We must use wisdom when we speak, by checking our motives, attitudes and choice of words. We must divorce negative patterns of thinking and bring life to others with our words. Words are influencers. One of the best ways we can use words, to influence others, is to practice telling the truth. We are living in a world where too often people try to influence others with manipulation, false flattery, deception and spin doctoring. The truth creates trust, which in turn generates positive influence. The other way we can put our words to good use is to choose to use words that build, rather than words that tear down people and society.

Due to the fact that many people have no understanding of the power of their words, they have caused themselves and others unnecessary pain and hardships. Each and every day our actions and our words impact on those around us. The question is, how are we influencing others with our words and actions? One of the best ways we can influence each other is by inspiring, motivating and encouraging each other by what we say. Words can bring hope to the hopeless, courage to the discouraged, comfort and healing to the oppressed. We must speak life to our husbands, wives, children, fathers, mothers, our communities and nation. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers,” says Ephesians 4:29. By our words we can build the nation and by our words we can destroy the nation.

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