Three keys to managing the words of your mouth as given in Scripture....... 1. Think before you speak. Proverbs 16:23“Intelligent people think before they speak. What they say then, is more persuasive.” Contemplate before you communicate. Plain language “Put your mind in gear before you open your mouth.” 2. Consider the consequences of your communication. Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” What you speak can tear down or build up, hurt or heal, encourage or discourage, win friends or make enemies. You have the freedom of choosing what words you speak. Sometimes you might have to eat the words you speak. Make them sweet and palatable. You’re never persuasive when you’re abrasive. When speaking always give more strokes than pokes. 3. Ask God for help in managing the words of your mouth. Psalms 14:3, “Set a guard over my mouth O Lord. Keep a watch over the door of my lips.” The Living Bible says it like this, “Help me Lord to keep my mouth shut.” “There is a time to be quiet and a time to speak up.” (Ecclesiastes 3:7) Ask God for the wisdom to know when to do both.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:12:27 +0000
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