Friday, January 16, 2015

Words are awesome!

Everyone has words they make up or use incorrectly so they might as well be made up.  Some words are so awesome, they need to make a comeback in normal conversation.

My favorites up to date:
Crapulous - the original description of how you feel the day after drinking too much aka hangover
Brayday - the day before you get paid which means you are broke for the next 24 hours, for example,"No, I can't go out to eat because today is brayday, but definitely tomorrow."
Groak - to stare longingly at someone while they are eating, in hopes that they will give you some of their food.
Sanction - to approve or boycott (what the heck, right?  I love words that contradict themselves.)

It is amazing words can captivate, hurt, heal, and set free.  Are the words I am using more powerful than I realize?  Inconceivable!!

The question Jesus lays before us is if the problem is our words or our heart.  Matthew 15:18 claims that whatever words come from our lips, started in our hearts.

Either way, this is a statement we can all sanction.

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