Blessing Your Neighbor!
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who bless their neighbor. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Considering proclaiming a blessing over someone? Make sure to pick the right time and place.
Ever heard the phrase, “It is not what you say, but how you say it.”
It is the last part about “how” that can make all the difference.
Tone and volume can change how the person on the receiving end of the communication thinks about what was said.
Proverbs 27:14 (ESV) considers the time and the effect the volume has on listeners.
“Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.”
Solomon provides an interesting observation. A blessing was given. Yet, the time it was given and the way it was given brought about the opposite of the intended effect.
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