Words kill.

Ya know sometimes all it takes is a small incident to ruin a person's day? Take for example today at work, I was busy doing my things in the barista when the manager called me from the cake counter to help out. I then went straight to the counter to attend to the customer but when I was about to take out the cake from the display shelf to cut it, he said, 'Nevermind, I'll do it' with a face which says 'I don't trust you, go away. Thank you.' At that very moment what I felt was not anger, but more like being hurt, as if being stabbed right in the heart. A feeling so depressing I couldn't smile at all after that. You might think what he said was no big deal. But for a newbie like me whose ability has not been proven, that was totally OUCH.

It sure felt bad to not being trusted. But this particular incident has also got me thinking, 'Have i ever made someone else felt that way too?' I'm sure the manager didn't mean anything when he said that but sometimes, just sometimes, you might unknowingly hurt someone else with words that you speak. Mind your words, cause words are indeed sharp enough to kill.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)