I loved doing today's dare. I was asked to speak words of encouragement instead of tearing someone down. I had that opportunity with a friend on facebook that was asking about another mutual friend we have. Instead of bashing or tearing the absent person down, I actually spoke the truth and basically kept it as a compliment as the person is actually a good person and this friend was questioning it. I "stuck up" for someone that wasnt even present in the conversation. It felt so wonderful being open and honest and in a positive way!
I really had to read and reread the verse for the day as it should be posted everywhere as a reminder of how I should be living. Its so easy to talk bad, belittle or just plain be grumpy towards someone. If we are supposed to be living Christ like, shouldnt this be second nature by only having positive words come out of our mouths? We as a society have been taught to tear people down in order to gain status. It saddens me to see kids being so mean at even a preschool level to other kids. Unfortunately, these kids learned it from adults or older siblings. Society needs to go back to the positive days where kids were taught in a positive manner. There were less suicides, less depressed or mental issues. I really feel this has become a problem around us.
I think as a reminder of this verse, I am going to start doing this exact thing every day. It suggested wearing a rubber band around your wrist that you can snap lightly to remind you of the kindness that should come from your lips. Hopefully I become one of these people that dont need a reminder and just live this way. Someone who will be uplifting instead of someone who drags people down.
