Let
Your Conversation Be Gracious And Attractive
So
That You Will Have
The
Right Response For Everyone.
Scripture
Colossians
4
6 Let
your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have
the right response for everyone.
Observation
It
is not just important what we say, but how we say it.
You
and I, the words we use, the tone of our voice, it all makes a big
difference especially when we are talking to those who are not
believers or to the ones that we love the most.
Do
we push people away from us by the way we talk to them?
The
book of Proverbs has a lot to say about how we are to talk:
Proverbs
4:24
Proverbs
10:19
Too
much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.
Proverbs
13:3
Those
who control their tongue will have a long life; opening
your mouth can
ruin everything.
Proverbs
15:2
The
tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of
fools blurts out foolishness.
Proverbs
15:8
The
heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of
the wicked overflows with evil words.
Proverbs
21:23
The
one who guards his mouth and
tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Application
I
will think about the words I use and the tone of my voice when I talk
to people.
I
will use often these words … I love you. I am sorry. Will you
forgive me?
Proverbs
12:18
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to speak words that build people up and that do not
tear them down. Help me to always look for the good in people and not
for the bad. Don't allow me have a critical heart, a critical spirit.
1
Thessalonians 5:11
So
encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already
doing.
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18,19; Colossians 4
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