Power in the WORD

I've been trying to change my speech lately. I can occasionally have a very foul mouth and worse can say some very hurtful things to the people I love -- particularly my children. And for them, it's not just what you say, but how you say it. They're very in tune with that. I know especially as a worship leader, I should be very cautious of what comes out of my mouth... you know, the leading people in praise and being (hopefully) a catalyst of the H.S. and what he's doing/saying during worship. But somehow, that responsibility hasn't been enough to cause a change. What really convicted me was a conversation I had w/ my boss at work one day. While discussing an entirely different subject, he made reference to Genesis 1 and how God created by simply speaking and it was through the POWER of his WORD that the universe was created.

Stop & meditate on that for a moment.

THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE BEGAN WITH A WORD. That's intense; I don't care what anybody says. So, this got me thinking, especially w/ my kids; are my words being used to create & empower, or to destroy & demean? That day after work, I apologized to my babies & asked for their forgiveness for the times my words caused pain and committed to speak blessing and love into their lives.