The Heart and Tongue Connection!

2 Kings 17; 2 Chronicles 28; Psalm 46; James 3
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Scripture

2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.

Observation

Psalm 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Psalm 26:2 “Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;”

Proverbs 16:23 “A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.”

Psalm 139:4 “Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.”

Proverbs 21:23 “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.”

1 John 3:18 “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

We need to fill our hearts and minds with the Word of God because what is in our hearts is going to come out! I am shocked at my own thoughts that are in my heart sometimes and the words that often come out of my mouth. Scripture says that we need to guard our mouths and tongues to keep us from calamity!

Once those words leave our mouths there is no pulling them back in … the damage is done! Most of the problems that I encounter within the church come from careless and thoughtless remarks made by one brother or sister in Christ to another that leave them hurt and injured. Proverbs 18:19 “An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.”

Application

I will guard what goes into my heart so what comes out of my mouth will be pleasing to God.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind. Help me to guard my mouth and my tongue so that I can please you. In Jesus Name Amen.

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