Tonight we came back to regular youth group. We had a message about our words. In the message I challenged youth to be kind in how they treated one another with their words. I have noticed lately we have turned to a mean sounding group. In John 13:34-35 we are told that Jesus' followers would be known by their love. Our love can be shown in how we speak. In James 3:9-12 we learn that our tongues many times utter curses on people after blessing God. A curse means speaking evil of others in order to bring about a bad thing in their life. I can happen by actually weaning to speak a direct curse but also when our words are spoken in a way to hurt. Us being people that speak these curses on other people's lives is as incompatlbe as salt water come ing from a fresh water spring or fig trees growing olvies or figs growing on grapevines. It shouldn't be happening. Colossians 4:6 tells us that instead of hurting others with our speech we are to instead season our speech with grace. Grace is something good they don't deserve. So when we talk about speech having grace, it is being kind even when others don't deserve it. Salt was used as a preservative, so when we speak with grace i nour words it preserves other's lives rath than the curse which destroys it. We need to be a youth group tht is kind in our words and actions. If you have hurt someone with your words, now is a good time to and ask for forgiveness and start speaking grace rather than curses.
I give tonight: A
Favorite moment: Group Affirmations
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