Speech... Does it really matter?

It is said in the Bible that when our speech is motivated by Satan it is full of:

bitter envy
selfish ambition
earthly concerns and desires
unspiritual thoughts and ideas
disorder
evil

When it is motivated by God and His Wisdom it is full of:

Mercy
Love for others
Peace
Consideration of others
Submission
Sincerity, impartiality
Righteousness

Where does your speech lie?  Isn't your speech the window to your thoughts, your heart?

Don't go back on your word .......  Gen 47: 29-31
Sometimes best to remain quiet ...... Gen 42: 8-9
Why we should use them carefully ......  Ps 15:3-4, Prv 11:9, Mk 6: 22-23
Think before you speak .... Prv 15:28
Reveal what is in our heart .... Mt 12:34-36, Lk 6:45
Paul cautions against vulgar speech .... Eph 5:4
Be gracious in your speech .... Col 4:6

The above passages are found in the Bible. The Bible is a sacred book with many collections of scripture related to Judaism and Christianity.  It is the best selling book in the history of the universe with more than 6 billion copies published.  There are over 1,000 different Bibles.  The Christian Bible is the bestselling book of all time.  The Bible Society of the United Kingdom calculates that the number of Bibles printed each year are 1 million.  Fact: The average American household contains 4 Bibles!  Note: If the Bible is the Word and you read it ... doesn't it become your thought, thus your speech?

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Todays prayer taken from www.allaboutprayer.com:


Lord I come before You, desiring to provide thanks.
Father, I have so much to be thankful for, things unseen and seen,
that You have done in my life.

Lord, mostly I am thankful for the relationship that I have with You.
Lord, You initiated this relationship, by what Your Son endeavored to accomplish,
paying the price for my sin, redeeming and reconciling me.

Dear Heavenly Father, You know the times I have been ungrateful, held ill thoughts toward You and my fellow humans. You know the times I complain and speak about life and its circumstances, about suffering, going through what seem endless trials and tribulations. Even yielding my members to unholy deeds.

Yet God You are and always will be there with me, even when it seems like I am forever in the wilderness, running further and further from You, You, my God are there guiding me back to Your loving arms.

I am thankful Lord for everything that You allow to cross my path. Thankful for the decisions that You allow me to make and the lessons that come from these decisions.

I’m thankful, Lord, that I do not have to live under condemnation anymore, that You have truly set me free, that I am a new creation that I need not live under the law anymore. Thankful Lord that You have given me joy unspeakable. Thankful Lord that You are longsuffering, allowing me to mature in You!

Lord, words do not express my thankfulness. For Your mighty power is at work in me, transforming me, renewing my mind. To You Lord belong thanks eternal.

In Jesus’ name, amen.