Are Your Words Drenched with Grace?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
“How on earth do we speak with grace?”
This is the question Laura Thomas asks of us. Listen to the answer in Colossians 4:6:“Let every word you speak be drenched with grace and tempered with truth and clarity.” Colossians 4:6a
I’m featuring Laura’s post for our Grace and Truth linkup this week. Don’t we all need more reminders to drench our words with grace these days? To temper them with truth and clarity? I know I do. Laura reminds us that because we’re on the receiving end of grace from God, we need to be givers of grace to others. She specifically mentions three ways we can speak with grace.- Speak forgiveness.
- Speak kindness.
- Speak gentleness.
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She who has received much…
That’s me, so I want to respond by loving much and yielding grace.
I can’t even measure the amount of grace I have received….I definitely have more to pour out on others if I will.
Thanks for featuring Laura’s post–I had not seen it before, and it is so needed.
Laura’s message touched me too. Much needed.
Thank you Lisa.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Hope your weekend is going well, Jennifer. Blessings to you, too.
I think I have difficulty with all three. ha ha. I have found myself lately, just not speaking at all. I feel at this point, everyone’s minds are made up, and there’s nothing I can say to change their minds or nothing they can say to change my mind, so my way of speaking kindly or gently is just to not say nothing at all if I come across anything on social media I disagree with or someone says something I disagree with.
What you’re doing shows a lot of wisdom and restraint, Amy. You’re so very right that at this point, being quiet may be the best thing more often than not!
Thanks so much for featuring my post, Lisa… Grace upon grace to you! 🤗
Thank you, Laura. Your words hit me at the right time in the right place. I appreciate you sharing with us!
I was so struck by the use of the word drenched I had to look up the definition – it’s just how I process things. Drenched means soaked which led me to the idea of marinate. I’ve been extended grace in such a degree that I could marinate in it. After soaking awhile, it should ooze from my pores. And then? I should be able to pass it on .
I love that you looked up “drenched”, Jerralea. I process things that way too. 🙂 I appreciate you sharing your insight about soaking awhile in grace. I do believe that if we all would spend more time marinating in God’s goodness, we’d be more likely to share it with others. Thank you!