To This Day

Words scar us for life but they also have so much power to build and create. I have often, perhaps because I think of myself as a writer, thought about the power of words. In the Bible it says God spoke the universe into being. That was some word. Words contain all the power of our thoughts focused into one point.

Look at it this way, as a martial artist, we learn how to punch. Most people punch, spreading out the impact across their whole hand, but in Karate, we learned to focus the impact on the first two knuckles which are backed the most by the rest of the arm. It hurts more. Then we can take that and focus it onto one knuckle. The full strength of the punch focused to a point less than an inch. It is enough to make the muscles spasm and not work. I broke a board with it. It was strong.

Words can do that too. Words spoken with anger or hate behind them can cause so much damage that will cause the person to spasm and stop working. They can, and often do, break like that board. It tears them in two and causes splinters to fly. Splinters of their very being.

I hate to admit this, but I have been guilty of breaking a person like this. It is my biggest regret in my recent memory. This person did not deserve this, and they were and are a very nice person. But I used the power I knew I had to break them because I was mad. I used my words, and threw them at the weakest part of this person and watched them crumble. I knew what would hurt them and used it. I will deny this if you ask me, but it made me cry by how horrible I was.

When I calmed down, I went to them and asked for forgiveness. This person did, and we later became better friends. I tried my best from that day on to only build with my words. I am still working on it. Have you ever built something amazing with your words?

Let me tell you about my dearest friend Ashley. She is everything to me. She can make me smile no matter how I feel. To her, I am the "greatest friend eva." And I am too. I am willing to listen to her when she needs it, and lend gentle words to strengthen that which is already there in her. I use words with love and slowly build her up. I do it because I love her. I do it because I can. I do it because God has given me the ability to do so. And after all, isn't doing what God wants number one in everything?

God made me exactly the way he wanted me. He gave me the proper influences in life at the right time to mold me into who I am.  Psalm 139:13 says: "For you created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb." So He knew exactly what he wanted me to be when I was conceived. It would be irresponsible to not use the gifts he has given me.So I will do my best to build people up, build the world up with words.I will do my best to heal this damaged world. I will do it all with God. It is God who is th eonly one able to do this anyways. I will just open myself up to him, to allow him to work through me.

I want to make an offer to whoever reads this. If you ever need to talk, ever need prayers, advice, or just a word of encouragement, email me. I am reaching out to everyone of you because I love you. I might not know you yet, but that is easily fixed. I will reply as soon as possible always. Just put into the subject box, "The Dreamer's Door" and I will know it is not spam. I hope you take advantage of this offer. Send it to KillianRedXII@hotmail.com

So while you go out and do your thing this week, think twice about your words. Please do not use them to bully, put down, or abuse anyone. Use them to build up a place you would like your kids to live. Build up so much love that the world will be changed. Use the words you have to change things. Use them to glorify God; To praise him and share him with others. Words are amazing and I am blessed to know them.


This post was inspired by the video below. It is about bullying, but it is about more as well. I have a hard time explaining what I get from this. So just take a moment to watch it. Maybe even share it as well.




Shane Koyczan: "To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful #TED : http://on.ted.com/hT7Q