{"id":611,"date":"2008-08-22T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/pantinghart\/?p=611"},"modified":"2008-08-22T06:56:01","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T13:56:01","slug":"a-good-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2008\/a-good-word\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=150 border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 bgcolor=\"#003300\" align=right align=texttop>\n<tr>\n<td><b><font color=\"#339933\">Reading:<\/font><br \/>\n<font color=\"#ffffff\">Proverbs 12:15-28<\/font><br \/>\n<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>What&#8217;s a good word?<\/p>\n<p>Something said that encourages, commends, or uplifts.<\/p>\n<p>A good word can cause a shift in focus toward that which is positive.<\/p>\n<p>A good word can be a statement of thankfulness for an individual or an acknowledgement of some good he has accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much negativity going on out there. A good word fights that.<\/p>\n<p>What else can you say about a good word?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what got me going on the subject:<\/p>\n<p><b><font color=brown>&#8220;Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad&#8221;<\/font><\/b> (25).<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this verse seized my attention because I have been struggling with heaviness of heart for the last while.<\/p>\n<p>Here and there I have heard good words that have helped lift my spirit.<\/p>\n<p>But the verse doesn&#8217;t stipulate who says the good word!<\/p>\n<p>If the one with the heavy heart and the stooped heart chooses to give good words to others, will his own heart become glad?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got to try that!<\/p>\n<p><b>This is exciting!!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/peaceisjoy-b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/peaceisjoy-s.jpg\" alt=\"[To the counsellers of peace is joy (Proverbs 12:20)]\" title=\"To the counsellers of peace is joy (Proverbs 12:20)\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>from Proverbs 12:20<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>A little bit more from Proverbs 12:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/cgi-bin\/webbbs\/lift\/lift.cgi?read=8663\"><font color=green>No Death<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading: Proverbs 12:15-28 What&#8217;s a good word? Something said that encourages, commends, or uplifts. A good word can cause a shift in focus toward that which is positive. A good word can be a statement of thankfulness for an individual or an acknowledgement of some good he has accomplished. 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