“Sticks and stones may break my bones - but words will never hurt me.”  I am convinced that whoever came up with that was a little dishonest.  Words have tremendous power! 

I am not talking about gossip and slander - almost everyone knows that those things are detrimental.  I am talking about the fact that you and I have the opportunity in every comment and/or conversation to speak life into the dreams of others (Eph. 4:29).  The opposite can be true as well.   Just as one word can lift up - one word can just as easily tear down…

Think about the pattern of your conversation (or writing) - how are you doing?