What did Jonah say as he sat on a mound of rotten food in the big fish's stomach?
"If I'd kept my mouth shut, I wouldn't be down here."
Words matter. So do actions.
Jonah told God he didn't want to go to Nineveh and preach to sinners.
Jonah didn't want to.
Well, duh! God wasn't asking for volunteers. He was recruiting.
The Bible doesn't record Jonah's exact words, but God hears what we say in our minds. No need to speak them aloud. God is God. He heard Jonah's unspoken and spoken words.
After speaking, Jonah ran. He ended up in the belly of the fish.
Rhetoric these days flies faster than bees to honey. People scream at each other. They tweet obscenities and argue in loud voices in homes, offices, and TV.
People offer sweet expressions too, but which words cause you the most damage or consequences? Kind or harsh ones?
In my latest book, Sarah and the angelic, Magical Makeover, Sarah helps Valerie with self-confidence. Valerie's dad has belittled her from infancy to adulthood. He told her she was ugly. Stupid. Would never amount to anything. She deserved jail. Valerie believed his words.
Sarah, being the unorthodox angel that she is, fixed his goose in a hilarious way.
Valerie is a character of fiction, but her circumstances of emotional abuse occur.
Remember the Bee Gee's song? "It's Only Words." It's a romantic, love song. We show love by our words. The song says so, but we also show love by actions. You can listen to it here.
I'm making a commitment today to build up someone with words and actions. How about you?
Want to see what Sarah did to Valerie's dad? You'll love it.
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