Monday, July 16, 2012

Grace for your spirit. July 17, 2012

Grace for your spirit
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word that is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29

This is not just about foul obscene language, but about all our thoughts that speak There is a great difference between language that is seasoned with salt, and language that is salt in a wound. Do we have a buffer system at all ? A buffer system that intercedes between what we think and what actually comes out of our mouth. If we don't have one, we all need one. The next time we think we want to say something, send it through our buffer. Will it be good to build the listener up for their present need? Will it be grace for the ones who hear? Is it seasoned with salt so it will taste good? Failing those tests, let's keep it to ourselves

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