THE EGG OF WORDS

"Voice is an egg. When it drops, you cannot pick it up again."

Those were the words of a father to his son — and they hold one of the most sobering truths a person will ever learn. We lock our doors, guard our money, and watch our health, yet we leave the door of our lips wide open. And every single day, we carry in our mouths a power that can build a home or bury one, heal a wound or inflict it, raise up a life or ruin it.

In The Egg of Words, Apostle Kolawole Emmanuel Olakunle opens the Scriptures to reveal the irreversible power of the spoken word. Just as a broken egg can never be restored, so words, once spoken, can never be recalled. Relationships have been shattered, homes divided, and destinies altered by sentences that took three seconds to say and a lifetime to regret. Yet the same tongue that breaks can also mend — for wise and gracious words have healed wounds, restored the fallen, and preserved generations.

This book will take you on a journey: from understanding the sheer power of words, to facing the sobering truth of their permanence, through the arenas where words do their work — the home, the place of leadership, and the destiny of nations — and finally into the discipline of the tongue and the ministry of life-giving words. You will learn the soft answer, the mastery of anger, the wisdom of silence, gracious speech, and the healing work of reconciliation.

Every chapter closes with Reflections for the Builder — honest self-examination, practical steps you can begin at once, a declaration of faith, and a prayer — so that the truth moves from your understanding into your daily life. Grounded throughout in Scripture and centred on Christ, this is not a book of clever techniques but a call to become what the world desperately needs: a custodian of life-giving words, and an ambassador of peace in your home, your work, your church, and your nation.

The egg is in your hand. Learn how to carry it.