my darling friends :)
i know it's been completely & totally way too long, but i really haven't had anything to say for a while. it's weird because i, all of the sudden, know what to talk about now. but, i'm excited to talk about this.. broken, but excited.
while hanging out at home due to my dad's recent amputation surgery (thanks to all who have been praying, by the way) my sister & i watched the movie Cyberbully. it's a movie that ABC Family put out not too long ago. the movie is about, obviously, the things that people put on the internet & how to handle them. i know, i know.. it sounds lame, but it really wasn't.
this girl had to deal with people saying how she was a slut, a whore, a skank, & look at all these lies that her entire school was telling. well, i know i've never had to deal with cyber bullying, but i have done things that could get me in trouble & have seen & heard others doing the same. so, i kinda want to go on that. the unwholesome talk and the hateful things we do.
Ephesians 4:29 says "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." if you're saying something about someone that's untrue or even gossip, it still rips someone apart. God made speaking only for lifting up others and for glorifying His name. if we are constantly slandering others with our words, our emotions, our texts, our emails, our profiles, or our tweets, we are tearing what God had conversations and words for.
Proverbs 24:28 says "Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—would you use your lips to mislead?" even telling a small lie about what happened one night or who was there or what may or may not have happened is still going to cause a problem. i've been in the situations where you tell one lie & you have to remember the others to keep up. it's painful, sickening, & hurtful for not only you, but the person you're spreading lies about.. even if they don't know you're doing it. man (or woman) up. stop the lies. go back to the root & tell the truth. you may not have people trust you the same way, but you'll know if your heart that honesty is flowing from your tongue. not slander, lies, or deceit.
i'm truly calling myself out with this. i just feel like everyone needs to hear about all this, especially if we find our words to be minor to the way we live our life. i pray that we become honest & sincere with our words, but they be encouraging & uplifting for everyone to hear & see. God intended for us, as brothers & sisters, to do these things for His glory. if we're being ugly & saying hateful things, there is no way we are benefitting others to see the Kingdom. i hope & pray that we can all live this out, especially me. things are about to change drastically & this is how it can all begin.
until next time.. because we are all a [work.in.progress]
love&prayers:)
