Ephesians 4.29-32 is a great set of verses that I forget many times. Check this out, "Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift. Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted. Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you."
WOW! I know 4.29, but to think that in the middle of all of that Paul tells me not to grieve, or break the heart of, God - to not take the most intimate gift of God's presence in my life through the Holy Spirit for granted. Then he follows that up with my words again. There must be a connection between my words and God's heart.
Many times it isn't what I say, but how I say it. Notice that Paul asks us to make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk - to be gentle with one another, sensitive. This is no easy task. You talk about a New Year's Resolution...watch what you say and how you say it. Especially with those that you love the most. We think that we talk however we want to with them because they will always love us. We treat them many times with less care than we do a complete stranger. I am tired of this in my life. I want my family to know that I love them because they hear it in my voice and my words.
Think about making this your New Year's Resolution.
O be careful little mouth what you say
O be careful little mouth what you say
There's a Father up above
And He's looking down in love
So, be careful little mouth what you say
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