Make Your Words Mean Something

We have all heard the phrase “actions speak louder than words.”  This is such a true statement.  There are times when words are spoken yet there is no meaning behind them and they are being said just to make the other person happy or to satisfy them for the moment because it’s what the other person wants to hear you say.

In our daily walk in life, we should try very hard to make our words mean something.  We can talk all day and say different things to others, but until there is some action put into place to support the words that are being spoken, the words are just that, words.

I have seen instances where a person’s actions tell the whole story about how the feel about a particular person or situation without even speaking a word.  I’ve seen this in my personal experience with my parents.  My parents have been married for almost 57 years and one of the things that I always remember him telling us growing up is that you should show the person you care about and love how much you really care and love them 365 days of the year and not just on holidays. Watching my father go to work everyday while my mother stayed home and took care of the household and the children really gave me a great example of just how a person’s actions speak louder than words.  My father didn’t just go around saying “I Love You” 24/7, but he showed us just how much he loves my mother and me and my siblings through his actions.  He would go to work every morning for 35 years at 3 am and drive an hour to get to work on time so that he could provide for his family.  We were not rich and we didn’t live in the best of neighborhoods, but we never lacked for anything.  We thought we were rich because my father sacrificed so much so that we could have what we needed and wanted.  That’s true love in action.  He didn’t have to say it, but you knew it and he showed it.  Even to this day as my parents get closer to their 57^th wedding anniversary, many people at church and in our family always make the comments about how in love my parents are and how in love they look with each other after all these years and how they still have that glow when they look at each other.

I’m very blessed and fortunate to have been raised in a traditional household that was filled with love and not just empty words.  Make your words count and put some action behind them.  Have a wonderful day!