My shepherd once said this to me "I can always trust you to do the right thing."
A colleague of the same faith once assure me too "I can trust that you know what to do."
Yet another colleague told me "I know things may be upsetting but I have full confidence that you will always be able to pick yourself up."
Words of encouragement and affirmation. The focus point in those statement was not how sad my situation was but how encouraged I was by the trust my friends had in me then. For those in the same faith, they prayed along with me. For those not in the same faith, they believed in me. Strengths perspective.
Today, in a session I heard this continuously about a child "I give up!", "There is no way there'll be changes made!!", "This is the end of his/her life already! He/she will never ever change!", "Why do I want his/her custody for? Make my life more miserable only!"
Honestly, halfway through that session, I had to excuse myself so that I could go out for a breather. I nearly wanted to burst out into tears right inside the room. I wanted so much to burst out to the parent that the child is what he/she is now because of environment! My heart went out to this child who is filled with negative words in her life. True.. this child may not be the most angelic person but who he/she is now is because of the environment he/she is in.
Bible says in Proverbs 15:4 "The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit."
How true it is indeed. There is so much power in words. It can either be edifying or it can bring a person right down to the ground level.
Dear heavenly father, I pray that you will instill within me wisdom in speech. I pray that you will grant me self control that even when I am angry, I will not sin. I pray, Lord, that your Holy Spirit will always guide me and that Lord, you will teach me your ways. Help me to be one who is able to see strengths in a person instead of weaknesses. Father, I pray for the hurting little ones. I pray that one day, they may come to know you and your loving ways and that they will know that they are whole and beautiful. In Jesus name, Amen.
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