It’s not just what you say but HOW YOU SAY IT!

Words are powerful! What we say can impact those people around us. Our word choice has the power to bring death or life!

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” – Proverbs 18:21

The words we speak, matter! We must be wise in our language. Along with choosing the right words to speak, we should be careful with how we say the words we speak. Not only do the words that we speak carrying weight, so does our tone. In-other-words, it’s not just what you say but HOW YOU SAY IT!

Have you ever received an email or a text with ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? Did that bother you? Why? Because all-caps is equivalent to yelling. It could have been a great message, but all you can focus on was their tone. Have you ever seen kids fight with one another? Then the parent gets involved and makes them apologize? When they say, “sorry,” you hear in their tone that they don’t mean it!

How would you feel if someone you loved said, “I love you” with a sarcastic tone? It would hurt! Saying, sorry, or I love you should make you feel better. These words, and many others, if spoken in the wrong tone, can and will lose the positive impact they can make.

Today, when you speak to someone, be mindful of your words! Speak life. Speak positively. Don’t just be mindful of “what you say,” but also be mindful of “how you say it!”