Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
– Psalm 141:3
Do you believe that it is important for you to watch over your mouth? It's sounds crazy, but most believers don't. You can tell that just by listening to what comes out of their pie-hole.
Here's an example: They profess to be trusting God concerning their situations. But you might hear them say something like this: "I'm just sure it's my lot in life. It gets harder and harder every year. I guess I'll just kepp on, keepin' on 'til Jesus comes back...."
Do you think.... people who have that type of stuff coming out of their mouth, truly have what they say?
You can bet your bippy they do!!
Check with them a few weeks after their statements, and they'll be right where they spoke they'd be. But, odds are, if you try to tell them that there's any connection between the words they spoke and the situation they are suffering through, they'll look at you as if you had 3 heads.
Of course, if they'd dig into the Word of God and find out what it has to say about the subject, they'd realize that the words they speak have a tremendous impact on their lives.
They'd see that it can literally determine their future. If you're a born-again believer, you've already experienced the most powerful example of that.
You believed with your heart and confessed with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you changed the eternal course of your life. You know firsthand just how powerful your words can be.
Yet, we find that speaking God's Word consistently is tough to do. I've been at it myself for many years now and, despite all the time I've spent on it and all the experiences I've had, it's still something I have to watch all the time!!!!!
You see, the world around you is in the stream of a negative flow. Like a rushing river, it's always pulling at you, trying to get you to flow with it.
Living by faith and speaking God's Word is like trying to paddle upstream. You can do it--but it's a great deal of work. And there's never a time you can afford to take a vacation from it. If you relax a little bit you'll just start drifting right back down the river. (Sound Familiar??)
Make the decision right now to watch what comes out of your mouth. Determine to consistently fill your mouth with the Word of God. "Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings" (Prov. 4:20). Let God's Word empower you to watch everything you say, and eventually, you will find that you a little further upstream!!!!
Have a Great Week!!
Blessings,
Burk
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