Proverbs 13:3 “The one who guards his mouth preserves his
life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.” (NASB)
Hello,
There are a bunch of verses that I could have referenced for
this today, as this is a common topic in the Bible. In our culture we certainly
don’t lack the opportunity to be heard. We have ways to have our voice heard,
opinions recorded and messages delivered. But we need to slow down and ask one
important question – why? OK, perhaps we need to ask more than one….
Why 1) – Why is it that constant running of our mouths leads
to ruin?
Why 2) – Why do we feel compelled to keep talking?
I do not intend to directly answer those here, I think they
are great questions for us to meditate on in our hearts and through reading
Scripture.
But I will say this – do we trust God in the heat of the
moment? That is where I know I tend to get into trouble – the quick moment of
emotion or pressure. We look to vent/strike/defend – but when we do it so
quickly we are not doing so in the strength and guidance of God, we are driven
by self. We need to pause before we
start talking. During that pause, I encourage all of us to take a moment and
ask God if we doing this through ourselves only, or allowing God to truly drive
our decision to speak.
Have a blessed day,
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