Truly from the heart the mouth speaks
What comes from our mouth are the overflow from the heart ~
Isn't it amazing how many times in the Bible you find the word tongue and word/words? There are so many verses about the words we speak and God's Word that it is obviously very important. There are so many phrases and words that we have become immune to what it truly means that we don't even think about it, words we say out of habit.
What really got me to thinking about this subject is the word "luck". As far as I can tell, the word luck is not mentioned in the Bible. Please do not misunderstand me, I'm not saying it's a "bad" word. I'm sure most of us use the word from time to time without evening thinking about it all (good luck, bad luck, it's my lucky day, "I'm not very lucky", etc.)
I'm writing this, not about the word "luck" but ALL of our words. Words can hurt or heal. They can condemn or uplift. They can be right or wrong. Which words will you choose to use today? I'm writing this because I myself want to strive to make a more conscious effort to pay attention to the words I think and say.
Do your own study on this subject but here are some verses to get you started :-)
Ephesians 5:4 (New Living Translation)
4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Colossians 3:17 (New Living Translation)
17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
James 1:19 (New Living Translation)
Listening and Doing
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Job 12:11 (New Living Translation)
11 The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
Ezekiel 13:2
“Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord.
James 3:1-12 (New Living Translation)
James 3
Controlling the Tongue
1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 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. 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.
**When I'm thinking about something inparticular and I go to the Bible for answers I just have to say to myself "Wow"! Isn't it amazing how the light bulb just goes off inside our heads :-) How God's word is new everyday - How he speaks to us personally!
Isn't it amazing how many times in the Bible you find the word tongue and word/words? There are so many verses about the words we speak and God's Word that it is obviously very important. There are so many phrases and words that we have become immune to what it truly means that we don't even think about it, words we say out of habit.
What really got me to thinking about this subject is the word "luck". As far as I can tell, the word luck is not mentioned in the Bible. Please do not misunderstand me, I'm not saying it's a "bad" word. I'm sure most of us use the word from time to time without evening thinking about it all (good luck, bad luck, it's my lucky day, "I'm not very lucky", etc.)
I'm writing this, not about the word "luck" but ALL of our words. Words can hurt or heal. They can condemn or uplift. They can be right or wrong. Which words will you choose to use today? I'm writing this because I myself want to strive to make a more conscious effort to pay attention to the words I think and say.
Do your own study on this subject but here are some verses to get you started :-)
Ephesians 5:4 (New Living Translation)
4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Colossians 3:17 (New Living Translation)
17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
James 1:19 (New Living Translation)
Listening and Doing
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Job 12:11 (New Living Translation)
11 The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
Ezekiel 13:2
“Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord.
James 3:1-12 (New Living Translation)
James 3
Controlling the Tongue
1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 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. 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.
**When I'm thinking about something inparticular and I go to the Bible for answers I just have to say to myself "Wow"! Isn't it amazing how the light bulb just goes off inside our heads :-) How God's word is new everyday - How he speaks to us personally!
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