Power of 10 - Day 13
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The POWER of 10
Day 13 | WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?
The POWER of 10
Day 13 | WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?
WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?
Psalm 141:3
“Take control of what I say, Lord, guard my lips.”
David again shows himself to be “a man after God's own heart” by caring about what he says. He realizes the tendency that we all have… to let the evil, angry thoughts within us come out of our mouths in the form of hurtful, harmful words.
Ephesians 4:15 teaches: “Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ.”
In both of these Scriptures, the LORD is trying to tell us that we must be careful of the words that come from our mouths.
We seem to be living in a time when more and more people seem happy to say anything and everything that comes to their minds, whenever they feel like it, and whether it is true or not, or helpful or not. We often call it: "misinformation."
The Lord, though, does not want His followers to be purveyors of falsehoods, and David understood that.
Just because "everyone seems to be doing it," does not give the child of God the green light to do something similar.
Have you ever said something you wish you could take back? I have, and I'm sure almost everyone reading this has too.
David is asking the LORD to "guard my lips."
Think about that. What a request: "guard my lips." This might be another way of David asking the Lord to help him THINK before he speaks. The noble part of that request is that David was WILLING for the Lord to help him "guard his lips." Are you?
The average person speaks about 16,000 words daily, whether man or woman. (That old wives' tale that women speak WAY more is incorrect.) So, how are you using YOUR 16,000 words? Do you need a Divine Guard?
Prayer: LORD, I admit there are times I need a guard on my mouth. Please help me to use my words to support, encourage, and lift others up, and stop me from using my words in ways that are not what you desire. Amen.
Psalm 141:3
“Take control of what I say, Lord, guard my lips.”
David again shows himself to be “a man after God's own heart” by caring about what he says. He realizes the tendency that we all have… to let the evil, angry thoughts within us come out of our mouths in the form of hurtful, harmful words.
Ephesians 4:15 teaches: “Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ.”
In both of these Scriptures, the LORD is trying to tell us that we must be careful of the words that come from our mouths.
We seem to be living in a time when more and more people seem happy to say anything and everything that comes to their minds, whenever they feel like it, and whether it is true or not, or helpful or not. We often call it: "misinformation."
The Lord, though, does not want His followers to be purveyors of falsehoods, and David understood that.
Just because "everyone seems to be doing it," does not give the child of God the green light to do something similar.
Have you ever said something you wish you could take back? I have, and I'm sure almost everyone reading this has too.
David is asking the LORD to "guard my lips."
Think about that. What a request: "guard my lips." This might be another way of David asking the Lord to help him THINK before he speaks. The noble part of that request is that David was WILLING for the Lord to help him "guard his lips." Are you?
The average person speaks about 16,000 words daily, whether man or woman. (That old wives' tale that women speak WAY more is incorrect.) So, how are you using YOUR 16,000 words? Do you need a Divine Guard?
Prayer: LORD, I admit there are times I need a guard on my mouth. Please help me to use my words to support, encourage, and lift others up, and stop me from using my words in ways that are not what you desire. Amen.
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