Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29
Let's face it. As woman we can be so harsh to each other. We really know how to hit where it hurts. Sometimes I would rather hang out with guys then be with my own kind!
This girl talk needs to stop!
There is one who's rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18
All of us woman can be hard and cruel. But, this post will be focused on the audience of middle, high school and collage age ladies.
Have any of you seen the movie 'Mean Girls' ? I watched it when I was an 8th or 9th grader. The point that really stuck out to me was how scary mean girls are and how words can ruin your life!
I was home schooled through out grade school. But the crazy thing is. I still felt the effects of public school! I grew up living on a Military base. My Dad was in the Army. I had plenty of friends. My sisters and our friends played together and became close with many other fellow "Army Brats" and their families. Of course I'm a triplet so people talked about us a lot. I was able to ignore it. But it just bothered me that people talked about me. It still does. I actually feel creep'd out at times thinking about that.
Ladies, think about it. Why do you slander, make fun of and put down other girls? To make yourself feel better? That's the big one. Or is it because their annoying? Their weird? Their dumb? Whatever the case may be STOP! I won't say "oh, treat them as you would want to be treated." You've probably heard that plenty of times. Even though it's true. Just stop it. You girls are spiritually killing yourselves. And it's literally killing girls. Have you noticed? There has been a rise of suicides in recent years. You may even think 'what does that have to do with me? If they kill themselves that's their problem.' That's not the case.
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.
Matthew 12:36
As a young person your probably just focusing on the hear and now. Doing and saying whatever you want. Eating and drinking whatever you like and Wearing whatever is in now. Have you ever thought of your future? Not collage (for you middle and high schooler's) And not what you're life will be like after collage. I'm talking about the next couple days, weeks, and even years. How will the now affect you later?
When I was about 12 or 13 some of my friends came to my house. They told me about this girl that pretended she was a werewolf and she only chased girls. At first I was like 'so that's just how she plays.' But then they told me more things that made her sound really weird. I got caught up in their uproar and all of us girls went to give her a tongue lashing on her weird behavior. We crowded that poor girl and were nasty and mean. She ran and we chased her. She got to her house. She was on the steps crying. Her friend cradled her in her arms and glared at us as we approached. She told us that we should be ashamed and that we had no imagination. That snapped me out of the mob thinking. It cut me to the core. I realized this girl could have been a friend! I regret getting caught up in my friends perception of that girl. I wish those words could be taken back. I hate to think how that affected that girl. What lies does she believe about herself now?
Let this be a warning to you. Every word you say is recorded. God takes into account all your careless and cruel words. And, He takes into account all the good too.
Choose today to surrender your words, your tongue to Jesus. Lay it at the foot of the cross and let God work a new thing in you. You won't believe how a kind word can turn someones day around. Even a simple hello can bring a beautiful smile to a frowning face. Words hold great power. What do you choose? Words of destruction or words of life?
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