The Final Word 8/30/2023

 Good Morning,

This day started with prayer for family members. Our daughter is hunkered down in Tampa while a hurricane is pounding that state. I just poured a large, and hot cup of Door County Vanilla Cappuccino Coffee and it is time to write. 

Proverbs 12:18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 

More and more people are being risk takers. I have never been one to take too much of a risk on anything. I prefer to know that the outcome will be good and I have a good chance of seeing that outcome. People are risking a lot these days, especially in relationships. 

We tend to be our own home made idols when it comes to getting the last word in and pretending or predicting the future. With marriages, and other family relationships we may expend some harsh words during a moment of heated exchanges, The word of the day, might have been intended to hurt someone and make our selfish selves feel better at the moment. But, we gamble that we know the future. No one does know the future. You don't know if when you leave your home or a family member leaves, if you or they will return. Your death or the death of a family member can happen in a nanosecond. Then your last words, were actually your last words. You departed this earth and left someone with a foul memory of you. Or they left and you can only recall the last nasty exchange of verbs and nouns. 

Proverbs 16:24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. 

Treat each day as a gift from God. Thank Him for it and for all of those in your life. Once you truly see the gifts He has given you, and if you are right with God, you will then not want to leave this world without being right with His gifts either. That last word can carry a lifetime of love, or it can carry a lifetime of hurt. Only you can control your last words to anyone!

Food for thought. 

Marty