Have you ever heard or sung the children's song that goes, "Be careful little hands what you do, be careful little feet where you go, be careful little mouth what you say." It's a great lesson for our children, but one it seems is always difficult to practice in real life.
It seems that we are often moved to act or speak on impulse, without thinking through the results of our actions or words. We don't often get a chance to take back the results of our actions or words.
My friend Bill passed this little story along to me that I thought makes a pretty good point regarding this problem.
A man wrote: "My wife and I were browsing in a crafts store when I noticed a display of country-style musical instruments.
After looking over the flutes, dulcimers and recorders, I picked up a shiny, one-stringed instrument I took to be a mouth harp. I put it to my lips and, much to the amusement of other shoppers, twanged a few notes on it.
After watching from a distance, my wife came up and whispered in my ear. 'I hate to tell you this, honey, but you're trying to play a cheese slicer'."
I guess why I find this story so amusing is that I could see myself doing something like that! The problem is that more often than not our unconsidered actions and words go beyond being amusing. Many times what we say and do is hurtful to others or to our representation of Christ (who is suppose to be living in us).
Paul admonishes Christians regarding this in Philippians 4:8, where he writes: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things."
Again the little song sums it up I think: "Be careful little hands what you do, be careful little feet where you go, be careful little mouth what you say." The song ends with these words, "For the father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little life what you do."
How are you doing?
Russ Lawson
It seems that we are often moved to act or speak on impulse, without thinking through the results of our actions or words. We don't often get a chance to take back the results of our actions or words.
My friend Bill passed this little story along to me that I thought makes a pretty good point regarding this problem.
A man wrote: "My wife and I were browsing in a crafts store when I noticed a display of country-style musical instruments.
After looking over the flutes, dulcimers and recorders, I picked up a shiny, one-stringed instrument I took to be a mouth harp. I put it to my lips and, much to the amusement of other shoppers, twanged a few notes on it.
After watching from a distance, my wife came up and whispered in my ear. 'I hate to tell you this, honey, but you're trying to play a cheese slicer'."
I guess why I find this story so amusing is that I could see myself doing something like that! The problem is that more often than not our unconsidered actions and words go beyond being amusing. Many times what we say and do is hurtful to others or to our representation of Christ (who is suppose to be living in us).
Paul admonishes Christians regarding this in Philippians 4:8, where he writes: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things."
Again the little song sums it up I think: "Be careful little hands what you do, be careful little feet where you go, be careful little mouth what you say." The song ends with these words, "For the father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little life what you do."
How are you doing?
Russ Lawson
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