Words Matter.

How easy is it to get lost in the business of life? And forget to value the very things that mean the most to us. We live in a "go,go,go and go" world. Stopping is rarely an option. This reality is played out in the family. We get so busy with telling our kids to do things or not to do things that we forget to tell them that they matter. "Go clean your room, don't hit your brother, do your homework, raise your grades, play this sport, etc."

A lot of people see the 1st chapter of Genesis as evidence for the creationist perspective. For me that is a loss. Because I think there is something much deeper in that story.

God takes this mundane and "formless" place and gives it value. God could of thought creation in to being. But he didn't. He could of waved his hands and "wahla (or in french voila) there it is"! But he didn't. Instead he chose to speak creation in to being by way of words. You and I. The world around us.

And at the end of it all he says, "it is good." The way God chooses to breathe life in to creation is by speaking words.

Words more than anything matter. They lift us up. 

I don't know about you. But I need to be reminded often to make sure that I am speaking life with words in to people whether it is my wife, family, youth, parents, etc,.

What separates the good husbands, wives, moms, and dads from the just okay ones is this very truth. The ability to speak life and appreciation (calling out that which is good in your spouse or kids) in the midst of sometimes being constructive (clean that room, do your home work, practice your swing) is monumental. It takes practice and being intentional. My hope is that today you will find some time to tell your kid how awesome they are just because. And you might find that is what God calls "good."