Keeping It Real: Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief (Proverbs 21:23 MSG)
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble (Proverbs 21:23 ESV)
A time to tear, and time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak (Ecclesiastes 3:7).
A time to tear; a time to repair; a time to be quiet; a time to speak up (Ecclesiastes 3:7 LV)
I
have giving you a couple of translations of two bible versus. All
similar but because of the wording, easier to understand. Basically as
we tell our children, zip-it, lock -t, put it in your pocket! And as
adults we should, at times, follow the same lead. Have you ever
wondered why God designed us to have one tongue and two ears. So we can
hear and not always speak. Boy oh boy, my mouth can truly find its way
into some trouble. So I am studying how to be a better listener and
not so much of a talker. Don't get me wrong, it is o.k to speak, but
often times we speak from our emotions and its not always a pretty
outcome.
If
what we do is to bring Honor and Glory to Our Father, then we should
use our mouth to spread the good news of Him. We need to use our mouth
to cultivate the fruit of the spirit not only in our own lives but in
the lives of others around us.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Proverbs 18:21).
God
wants to elevate us in our walk, but we can't seem to tame that
tongue. You need more fruit in your life? speak life over death. Stop
speaking negatively about your own situation and others. Speak life,
speak the Word of God over your life and watch the atmosphere change. Ya Dig?..
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