All of us can relate
to this truth. All of us have been plagued with the “put foot in mouth
disease.” We say things impulsively that get us into trouble. We say mean and
hurtful things that we come to regret later. We say things that devastate and
discourage others that cause some to lose focus and settle for mediocre lives
instead of the life God intended for them to have. We boast about things that
we should give credit to the Lord for. We disrespect others with our words
instead of building them up. We open up our mouths and let all kind of damaging
things come out of it.
It is far better to
think before we speak. If we pause to recognize the harm that may come from
what we say, we can then shut up our mouths and not say anything. If you know
the Lord, you will not want to purposely say things that tear down instead of
build up. You will take the high road and be quiet instead of impulsively
speaking. It is not easy to do, but we all can gain better control of our
tongues. We do it by first keeping our hearts right with God. It is from the
heart that the mouth speaks and if the heart is right, then we are less likely
to say things that we will regret.
If you have trouble
keeping your mouth shut when you should, I encourage you to first fall on
bended knee before Christ until you can get whatever is wrong with your heart
fixed. I urge you to let the Spirit have control of your tongue and then
empower you to shut up and stay out of trouble. It is good for you and for the
sake of the cause of Christ if you do.
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