A Reflection On Kind Words

When I need encouragement

Proverbs 12:25 gives an unusual solution to anxiety: kind words. Let your life be full of them. Tell them to yourself. God’s truth is kind to you, after all; rehearse it often. Use kind words with others. God’s primary vehicle for expressing Himself in this world is through people. Verbally demonstrate His kindness to others. And when others offer kind words to you, accept them. God has sent them to you. Accept them, and do not be anxious.

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Proverbs 12:25, NIV