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Take Control Of What I Say,
O LORD,
And Guard My Lips.
Scripture
Psalm 141
3 Take control of what I say, O Lord,
and guard my lips.
Observation
What
gets me into trouble most with my wife Kathy? It is the same thing that
probably gets you into trouble with your spouse. It must have been the same
thing that King David had trouble with too! Yep, my biggest troublemaker is my
mouth! What I say, the way I say it, and when I say it – get me in trouble way
too often!
I
need to memorize some more verses that can help me guard my mouth and maybe you
need to do the same thing!
I
just told Kathy what I was writing about this morning and she said, “It seems
like you write about this topic a lot!”
Ouch!
She
just gave me this verse, “The right word at the right time is like a
custom-made piece of jewelry.” Proverbs 25:11 MESSAGE
What can I say – I am definitely a slow
learner! Thank goodness I have a great wife that puts up with me! Hope you have
a wonderful spouse that gives you plenty of grace too!
I
am sorry. Will you forgive me? I love you! Three important phrases to humbly
use when our mouths have stabbed and hurt someone we love.
Here
is one that I have already memorized, “Careless words stab like a sword, but
wise words bring healing.” Proverbs 12:18
Ephesians
4:29
Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything
you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to
those who hear them.
Proverbs
18:21
Those who love to talk will experience the
consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life.
Proverbs
13:3
Those who control their tongue will have a
long life; a quick retort can ruin everything.
Application
I
will memorize verses Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 18:21, and Proverbs 13:3.
Proverbs 25:11. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that what comes out of my mouth reveals the condition of my
heart. Help me to guard my heart and help me to control what comes out of my
mouth. Help me to say things that will build up and not tear down. Help me to
say things that are helpful and encouraging. Help me to ask for forgiveness
quickly when I say things that hurt and injure someone else! I want to be like
Jesus. Take away those things in me that keep people from seeing Jesus.
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