This is taken from Proverbs 31 Ministries;
“Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." James 3:10 (NIV)
My heart is broken today. Yesterday afternoon my son, Dylan, came home from school feeling so down and discouraged. Someone at school hurt his feelings with something they said. With just a few words, Dylan's day was ruined.
Dylan has a scar on his head from a surgery he had as a baby. He usually doesn't think much about it because he can't see it. Yesterday someone’s words reminded him that he wasn't perfect...that he had a visible flaw...that he was different. And it hurt his heart. I could not console my sweet child with hugs or home-baked cookies. I tried reasoning with him but all Dylan could hear were the lies in his head:
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