CHOOSE SYNONYMS

Wordsmiths use words well. I couldn't get a good or bad word in edge-wise yesterday---at least not for the timely posting of this entry. The day just flew by.

Weeks are flying by---Wordsmith Wednesday has come and gone.....without words for this entry.

Wordsmiths and "wannabe wordsmiths" have an affinity for language and its uses. For me, that entails blogging.

Before "google," wordsmith's used a thesaurus---often using too many words instead of saying the most with the fewest words, which to me is the sign of a true wordsmith.

2017 word choice, "joy"  spoke to me of word choice possibilities because I wanted to regain  my liveliness. To get "my kicks" again wherever God had placed me. So, today I googled joy.
** (Ck below to peruse both synonyms and antonyms.)

Which will you choose to be? A synonym? An antonym?

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So many choices. Choose to be a "joy" synonym every time!!

CHOOSE ANTONYMS

When reading Philippians 2:14, Do all things without grumbling or disputing, Pastor Cole introduced the term, captious as a synonym for the word grumbling, when used as an adjective. A grumbling person. A "Crankshaft" of sorts. 

Captious. Fault finding. Petty. Hard to please.

I don't want to be a captious Christian. Captious folks can't get close to God.
I don't want that descriptor to be applied to me.

So....I looked up antonyms for it. Instead I was overwhelmed with synonyms---28 to be exact!

Cantankerous, carping, hypercritical, nagging, testy......to name a few!

I had to search hard for some antonyms, which in this case were "positives." I don't want it to be that way in my life. I don't want folks to have to really search to find some positive descriptors based on my attitude and word choices.

Today I choose antonyms of captious....but I can only find 6. 

Commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory and praising.

Of the 6, commendatory, complimentary, flattering and laudatory seemed more "works" based to me.

That narrowed my "choices" to encouraging and praising. I focus my praising on the Lord.

Therefore, I choose encouraging even though I know that means changing some "words" for the ones whom I love most. More loving and encouraging words than training and disciplining words.

May i continually choose to display antonyms of captious in my life!