Care To Stop And Listen

We are human.... But!

We really must learn to be mindful of the words we release. Especially in moments of anger, fear or pride. This is a value AYO Chats believes is to be instilled So Much More.

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.

Emotionally strenuous moments are exactly that. Moments. Passing moments.

Learn to Stop And Listen. Practice this until it is a habit. Stop and Listen. Fear, pride and unspoken anger tend to make one speak out impulsive words. Speak from an angle of defensiveness. Without even fully understanding what is about to be said.

"The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil."

Do not allow passing emotional moments to have ugly footprints of negative words. Resist pouring forth evil in those moments.

Stop and Listen to what is being said by your loved one. In any nature of relationship you both are in.

I can remember many evil words spoken in the past. Most times we are unrepentant over those words spoken. Ashamed to retract them when calmer or had a change of heart. Prideful to go back and make amends.

Where do you think those words disappeared to?

If ashamed, prideful or scared to approach the one you spoke evil to? Pray for humility, empathy and courage.

With prayer and supplication, make your requests know to the Lord.

Start praying in your secret places. Speak words to cancel those past evil words. Spoken over the life of another. Over yourself even. This will surely add to courage building. Humility too. Spoken reflection, that is.

So, care to Stop And Listen. First and foremost. Perfect love casts out fear.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perveseness in it breaks the spirit.

Be that tree of life.