Despite my best intentions, I’ve found that my grenade throws in Halo can often do more harm than good. Even when I’m targeting my opposition, the splash damage that these powerful weapons unleash combined with the unpredictable movements of others occupying the same battlefield often causes unwanted harm to those I never intended to impact. Even a perfectly placed plasma grenade stuck to an adversary can still injure a fellow teammate in proximity to the blast. While advancing my team’s objectives is the name of the game, collateral damage in a team-based game is a pretty good indication that I’m doing it wrong.

As Christ’s followers, we are called to continue His mission of seeking and saving the lost… and when we simply throw around our words without love or blast Scriptures without context we are essentially lobbing grenades of truth without seasoning them with His grace. Let’s not grieve the Spirit of God by wielding His words like a weapon against the vulnerable souls that surround us… the real purpose of sharing His good news and eternal wisdom with others is to reach out and save them.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:5-6

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. Ephesians 4:29-31

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