Words We Love to Hear ......

Words We Love to Hear

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:9 NIV


Of all the words we love to hear, words of love top the list. “I love you,” ”God loves you,” ”I forgive you,” and ”Jesus loves me” are terms of affirmation that we need on a daily basis.
We can’t tell our spouses that we love them often enough. Letting God tell of His love for us through His Word is music to our ears. It literally sets our hearts to dancing as we respond by praising God and telling Him how much we love Him.
We all love to hear words of good news and appreciation. “Thank you,” ”great job,” ”your application has been approved,” and ”you’re invited” are music to our ears.
We don’t always like to hear a lot of words spoken in love, but in time, we usually will recognize how helpful, important and necessary these have been as God uses His Word and the words of others to help us confront our sins and deal with them with confession and repentance.
We need always to make sure we are hearing truth, and not just what we want to hear. We need the gift of spiritual discernment as we filter what we hear through God’s Word to make sure we are not hearing something that merely pleases our vanity and egos, without any validation from God’s Word.
I personally can think of no sweeter words that we should love to hear more than “well done, good and faithful servant,” when we meet our Savior face to face and give an account of our stewardship of life.


Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, help us to lead lives fully pleasing to You and fruitful in every good work. In Jesus’ name, Amen


Chris Spears
Ocala Florida

**Message from Homilygrits ministries**