Are you being conscious of the words that are coming out of your mouth. So often we say something about what someone else has said, but the question is, what are we saying? There is a saying that says, “do you hear the words that are coming out of my mouth”. The question is, what is coming out of your mouth? Are words of encouragement coming out of your mouth? In other words, are you encouraging yourself and others in and with the Word of God or are you speaking words of discouragement.
To discourage means to damper, constrain, restrain, and restrict. It means to be an obstacle, to put down, and to hinder. What are your words doing when they leave your mouth? When we encourage ourselves and others, we stir up, give confidence, and give hope to what may appear to be a hopeless situation.
Be mindful of your words today and every day. Let the fruit of righteousness be what comes out of your mouth. Don’t allow your mouth to be a tool that tears down others. Don’t be a person who gossips. Be a person that speaks life to your life and the lives of others.
SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
Ephesians 4:29
King James Version
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
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