2 Be not rash with
thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before
God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words
be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the
multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of
words. Ecclesiastes 5:2-3
I have always had a problem with “running my mouth”. I
usually speak then think which doesn’t work out for me. The saying “think
before you speak” is loaded with wisdom.
When we think before we speak, we usually don’t say what
we are thinking. When we think before we speak, we spare someone’s feelings.
When we think before we speak we are showing much wisdom.
Like I said in the beginning I have a problem with
“running my mouth.” Through the years I memorized scripture but usually it was
because someone said it was a good verse to memorize. Last year I started to memorize
verses that would help me with my mouth/tongue. Ecclesiastes 5:2 was one of the
verses I “hid in my heart”. Each verse I memorized helped me get better control
of my tongue.
Are you having problems controlling your tongue? Pray and
ask the Lord to give you verses to commit to memory to “hid in your heart so
you will not sin against God.”
Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and
when you have said it, cease. ~
John Witherspoon
We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of
speaking too much; a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows, but
which all the world does not practice. ~ Jean de la Bruyere
Think all you speak, but speak not all you think – Thoughts
are your own: your words are so no more.
~ Patrick
Delany
Have a blessed day,
Donna
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