Sometimes we encounter rude, thoughtless, or inconsiderate words from another. Whether it was

intentional or accidental, how do we respond as a Christian woman? Today I'm sharing a few ways

we can cultivate gracious words and the blessings they bring to others as well as ourselves.

Welcome to the She Proves Faithful Podcast, episode number 229, truth and encouragement to live

gospel center lives every day.

I'm your host, Lauren Lushak.

Hi, everyone.

Welcome back.

Welcome back, my friends. It has been a minute. And I love when I take breaks and I get

messages from listeners saying that they are excited for the next episode. So here it is. I'm excited

too. I took a break in, well, it ended up being some of December and then January to kind of take care of my family.

We had some unexpected things pop up. And I'm so thankful to be back. And it really blesses me

that some of you messaged me and have been praying for us. And it gives me encouragement

to get back in the saddle of the old podcasting saddle. All right, well, I'm excited

to talk about gracious words today and how we can avoid the temptation of being easily offended

women, which honestly leads to bitterness, and instead cultivate these gracious hearts and gracious words.

And it takes effort, and I will say I am certainly no master at the gracious part.

But I love learning and being reminded to keep pursuing godly ways of living.

So this episode is for me and anyone else that would like to join in.

So this was a blessing to write, and I pray that it will

bless you too. Thank you so much to my Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible.

Seriously, I'm so grateful for your generosity, for your support, for your prayers, and I hope you

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