Bless and Don't Curse

I'm human, very human, and this whole concept comes hard, ok not quite as hard as it could, but  I always want to work through the wrong, before I get horrified and want to see the good.

But having spent the day, with the Gardener, while we deal with some of the wounds of the last year its become very clear what damage those words can do.  I didn't have to deal with my own words. I'm sure that is coming.  This was dealing with the words I heard as I processed an email over a year ago, words that were meant in love to help, but out of unprocessed anger, they brought heartbreak.

Actually I've had a couple of days of dealing with those dark words ... the damage they wrought may be irreversible. To speak life, to gossip only about the good, and the One who is always good. To give glory to our God in all things, how I wish they were the words I was processing.

Lord help me to do better gong forward, change the habits that you so desperately want to change...that the damage stops and the light and life grows.