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Tonight a few Proverbs are faithfully convicting and encouraging me to be careful little tongue, what you say. What I say reveals the condition of my heart, and how I talk about others shows so much of what I believe about God.
If I understand God's forgiveness even in the smallest way, how can I ever criticize or ridicule or talk down about another person?
How can I flatter someone to their face and then turn around to whisper my true feelings behind their back?
How can I share a "prayer request" or "concern" that puts someone else in a bad light?
May my heart be so filled with God's grace and love and truth that my tongue overflows with the same.
"The tongue has the power of life and death." Proverbs 18:21
"He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity." Proverbs 21:23
"A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin." Proverbs 26:28
"Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he hold his tongue." Proverbs 17:28
One of the sweetest gifts I could ever give to a friend is the promise that I will never talk about them in a way that would embarrass, humiliate, criticize, or shame them. If I have a concern, may I always tell them to their face--and not someone else behind their back.
O Lord, guard our mouths. Keep us from words that injure, flatter, and deceive. We are totally incapable of reigning in our tongues, but You love to do the impossible!
