I have chewed on my toes too many times! I have the uncanny ability to stick my foot in my mouth at the most sensitive times. Have you had the pleasure of such embarrassment? You feel so low that you wish you could shrink and slide under the door to escape the situation.
On the flip side, we have all experienced uplifting words from our friends at just the right moment. Whether it be words of encouragement, rebuke or advice, they are just what you needed when you needed it! What a blessing these words can be! They are like the words described above. You wish you could graphically display such strengthening words. I have often pondered, just how they could be so wise or caring at just the right moment?
Jesus gives us the answer: But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. (Matthew 10:19-20) Ahh! It is not us speaking but the Holy Spirit! Doesn't the Comforter always know what words are needed at just the right time?
Do you have friends, like mine, that need encouragement? Are you aching for just the right words to say? You so desperately want to say the right thing and help not hurt their situation. If so, we need to focus on getting our hearts attuned to the Holy Spirit vice worrying about the words we will say. God will guide us in what to say and do - if we will only listen before we speak!
