When I first came to the Lord I consolidated all of my bad "God" swear words into the f word... I said this word quite frequently & honestly, now am embarassed, ashamed, mortified at the dirt from the mouth of this woman professing to her friends her new found faith in the Lord and with the same mouth speaking DIRT. I think I lost a little or a lot of credibility there. about 6 years ago in the loss of my mother, I started to spend more time daily with the LOrd. Upon doing this a conviction of ugly speak regardless of what it is about, whether it be slander of another, gossip, or swearing, anyway I started to be aware of how i was hurting my relationship with the Lord by not listening to the Holy Spirit when I'd feel conviction of my bad mouth. People couldnt see the light of the Lord in my life because they couldnt get past the sound of hell spewing from my lips. HOpe I articulated this right. If you dont acknowledge where you err... you will impeed your growth in the Lord & there is NOTHING better than feeling him right beside you. next time you wanna finger someone smile & BIG wave... seriously, I used to finger people, now I smile & wave & actually its like heaping coals on them lol!
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Our angry, or reckless, or critical words are bullets - and it's all too easy to pull that trigger. In fact, it takes the help of God and our personal discipline to keep from firing off a round of wounding words. But once you pull that trigger, there's no way to get that round back. Long after you've forgotten what you said, that person is still feeling the hurt of it, still hearing it over and over again in their heart. The words take a moment; the wounds can last for years
"Words" in the Bible: Proverbs 12:18
The Bible is full of cautions about the power of words to do both good and evil. This proverb contrasts the destructive power of careless with with the encouraging power of wise and well-thought-out speech.
Meditation in the Bible: Psalm 19:14
The psalmist in Psalm 19 asks God to make sure the meditation of his heart and the words of his mouth are seen as pleasing to Him.
"Words" in the Bible: Proverbs 12:18
The Bible is full of cautions about the power of words to do both good and evil. This proverb contrasts the destructive power of careless with with the encouraging power of wise and well-thought-out speech.
Meditation in the Bible: Psalm 19:14
The psalmist in Psalm 19 asks God to make sure the meditation of his heart and the words of his mouth are seen as pleasing to Him.
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