The question was posed to me. I couldn't help but have an opinion, of course. I thought about the old adage: a picture is worth a thousand words. What we "see" tells us more than what we say in that case. So it would stand to reason that ones actions would speak powerfully about the way a person thinks and feels. So very often words mislead or confound. Other times words clarify and amplify.
So do actions speak louder than words?
I think that depends on ones personality. My husband is a servant. He constantly shows me his love with acts of service towards me. He's just not a wordy, verbal person. He rarely says he loves me. Yet, when he does, it means the absolute world to me. I use to thirst for those words from him. I had to learn early in my marriage that he spoke love in what he did for me--love is demonstrative. It confused me for years and created a chasm I found near impossible to bridge. But bridge it, we did.
I think when folks love one another they have a combination of both words and actions. When the air is clouded with mixed messages, then it's time to clear the air with words... or with actions...whichever speaks clearer at the time for the individuals involved and the circumstances they encounter. I think that's why God gave us the senses we have. We can use some, or all, of them to express and receive messages.
What about you? What speaks louder to you? Words or actions?
