Sticks and stones can break my bones

Sticks and stones can break my bones. But words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit. You choose!

I will let God fight my battles by saying nothing. He has my life in His hands when I place Him first. All He asks us is to do our best. Then He will take over and finish the rest.

Don't let someone's bad behavior destroy your inner peace. But give it to God. You will be amazed how fast He will respond. Life is brutal enough on it's own. Life is even more brutal without God.

'Oh God I hear how close You were

to your children throughout history.

They clobbered their enemy.

And credited You for their victories.

When they were defeated, they accepted their lot

as your righteous judgment.

They assumed they were Your beloved charges

and even accepted their afflictions

as from Your hand.

It was their persistent faith in You

that held them together through the crisis of their lives.'

"Psalms Now" by Leslie F Brandt