Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Anxiety is a nasty little bugger. It sneaks up on you slowly and then pounces. Once it sets in, you think it will never go away. You question everything and are never satisfied with any answer you get. It can be the catalyst to so many mental and yes physical ailments. It is an especially sharp and dangerous tool in Satan’s toolbox. If I had to take a guess, I would say it is one of his favorite weapons.
We may struggle to battle anxiety within ourselves, but I know a wonderful weapon that helps battle it. It is called kind words. Here is a bonus! You have heard God’s word is more powerful than a double-edged sword? Well using your words to cheer someone up is using God’s double-edged sword. It is so powerful, it will destroy both others and your anxiety at the same time.
Kind words make your brain reset. It changes its focus for a moment. It opens a door to a new path of thinking. When you get your foot in that door it starts to open wider and wider. Now, I am not dismissing mental illness. Some of us need that extra help through medicine to unlock that door, but once it is unlocked, look out Satan! We have the power of kind words to destroy your little tool!
Satan’s tools are strong, but God, Your weapon of kindness is so much stronger! ~amen
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