1624) I can remember in high school reading the book of Job and something Job’s wife said in Job 2:9-10 caught my attention. Job is going through all the horrible things Satan was allowed to do to him and in the midst of his suffering, his wife says, “Well, just curse God and die.”

When I read this, I thought it was funny but those of us who have long-term relationships know these types of words are poison.

When someone you have connected with (and in multiple types of relationships) tells you to just cruse God and die, it can do a lot of damage. Our words, matter. We should work at using our words to build up and not tear down.