What Words are Coming Out of Your Mouth?

What words do others hear coming from your mouth?   Are your words good and helpful?  Are your words an encouragement to those who hear them?

Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.  (Ephesians 4:29 NLT)

Do your words express appreciation or complaints?

Do everything without complaining and arguing … (Philippians 2:14 NLT)

Are your words and thoughts pleasing to the LORD?

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 ESV)

What thoughts are filling your mind?

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… For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.  (Matthew 12:34 NLT)

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  (Philippians 4:8 NLT)

Challenge:

For the next 24 hours let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

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But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.  Do not lie to one another … (Colossians 3:8-9 ESV)

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