Helping or Hurting? Understanding the Power of Your Words
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.8 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Dave and Ashley Willis share hilarious stories to illustrate the need for open and direct communication in ALL of our relationships, especially marriage. You’ll learn how to be careful with your words, how to be a better listener, and how to be an encouragement to others.
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| 0:00.0 | Long ago, Missy thought abortion was the right choice, but she was misinformed about what was really going on. |
| 0:08.4 | There wasn't much truth there, and there was no physical evidence that they could show me any different than the lies that I had been told, such as, you know, it's a lot of the tissue and if you do it quickly, it's not a baby, |
| 0:23.0 | all those lives. And these ultrasounds, these ultrasounds show them it is life. So that's why |
| 0:29.7 | I support Operation ultrasound. God healed Missy's heart. And today, she's a pro-life advocate. |
| 0:36.8 | And focus on the family is equipping her to help |
| 0:40.0 | others. I want other women who are sitting like me, sitting in church, or dealing with that |
| 0:46.1 | shame and secrecy, to know that there's hope and healing. I'm Jim Daly. Let's save babies |
| 0:51.4 | and give families hope. Donate and your gift will be doubled at focus on the family.com |
| 0:57.3 | slash gift. |
| 1:02.4 | Here's an insightful quote about the power of our words from Mother Teresa. |
| 1:07.5 | Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. This is |
| 1:13.7 | Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and I'm John Fuller. John, today we're sharing a very |
| 1:18.6 | upbeat presentation from Dave and Ashley Willis, and they're going to talk about how our words, |
| 1:24.3 | both positive and negative, impact the people around us. |
| 1:27.6 | You ever had that experience in marriage? |
| 1:29.8 | Yes. |
| 1:30.7 | Dave and Ashley are authors and speakers. |
| 1:32.9 | They have four sons. |
| 1:34.2 | God bless them. |
| 1:35.4 | And they've been on this broadcast several times. |
| 1:38.2 | And there's a lot of great content here. |
| 1:40.5 | So let's get into it. |
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