I wrote yesterday about the state of the world, and I am still feeling bad about it today. I think it comes down to words. The former president gave a speech that referenced hate. He often says these horrible words that express hate against people of Hispanic ethnicity. I know God wants me to love those who hate me, but this man is going on national television expressing hate for me and half of my family. The worst part is that other politicians defend him. They say that we shouldn’t listen to his words. They say his words don’t matter.
It’s difficult for me to believe them, especially because when we speak, we show what’s in our hearts. And when we speak, it’s a preview of our future actions. Jesus spoke of peace and love. His actions were also of peace and love. No matter what happened, Jesus never treated anyone without love. Now this man speaks with hate and that’s all he puts out into the world.
I don’t have any control over this hateful man. The only thing that God guides me to do is to love him as best I can because he is such a broken person that he will never understand how pitiful and lost he really is. However, I can learn from this situation. This lesson is simple words do matter. My own words matter: the words I speak and the words that I write. They make a huge difference. The words I use shape who I am and they also are the energy I put out into the universe.
I believe that more than any commandment my purpose in life is to become my true self: the way the God sees me. And if my words shape who I am, then I should be very conscientious about the words I use because those words are either going to shape me into the person God wants me to be or they are going to lead me into sin. In addition if my words are the energy I put out into the universe, I need to decide: Do I want to send out negative energy into this universe or do I want to send out positive energy? Do I want to be filled with God’s light and shine with His glory and love for the rest of the world to see or do I want to cause darkness in this world?
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
