God bless!

                Have you ever spoken to someone and their words (though they may have been complimentary) hurt more than helped? What do I mean by hurt? What I guess I’m trying to say can best be explained by describing a scenario:

“A man comes home and has a huge fight with his spouse, after a long battle and many harmful words spoken the wife feels bad and attempts to compliment her spouse to try to appease the situation. He looks at her in disbelief and shrugs off the compliment.”

It wasn’t a bad thing that she did in complimenting him but the timing was completely off.  That compliment in the right circumstances could have escalated their relationship to a new level but a compliment or an indirect made in the wrong moment not only has no positive affect but can be taken as sarcasm or antagonism. The verse today is all about saying the right thing in the right moment, God wants us to change our perspective and approach on things. It is not easy but it is possible through Him. I challenge you today to take a step forward and pay someone a compliment in the right circumstance when you see their reaction you will know what is written below is truly accurate.

God bless! Pastor Joell A. Perez

Proverbs 15:23 “A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!”