Guess What I Heard

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. 1 Timothy 5:13 ESV

Good Morning Girlfriends:

Sitting here this morning thinking about this topic, it is truly a very serious one, that we should keep a check on our very own tongues every once in awhile. Each morning when I get up to start my day, I like to invite the Lord into my day to start it off right, as I say the Lord's prayer, asking forgiveness for anything I might have said the previous day without realizing it, thanking Him for day at hand and what it may entail.

There are many times we may go to a friend with a burdened heart, just needing a few minutes to unload what is heavily weighing on the heart, to have such a friend that you can trust is truly a blessing, but what if that person that you are sharing your heart to doesn't keep your information to themselves...these are the people that we need to beware. The Bible is full of scriptures on this topic, which means it is a very serious one and God is illustrating just how serious, even more so when we are proclaiming to be a follower of Jesus.

Let's read Prov. 6:16-19 where it says, "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers." Let me say again, that if you have a true friend that you know that you can trust to share what's on your heart and mind, you are truly blessed, but again we must be very careful who else we are talking to and sharing information with.

That is why it is so important to do a check within ourselves every so often to make sure that we are not one of those people who is sharing information of what is going on down the road, up the street or in other peoples lives that we may have heard about. Prov. 21:23 says, "Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble." Instead of passing on any information that you may have heard, it would be more beneficial if you were to stop and say a little prayer for the people who the information was about, but also saying a prayer for the person that is sharing the information, or letting that person know that information should not be passed on to people that it has nothing to do with. Prov. 11:9 says, "With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered."

Let's look at Prov. 26:22 and what it is telling us..."The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body." Have you ever had a person say to you "Guess what I heard," as they continued to spill out the juicy information about the neighbor down the road, it's like they were so excited to share what they had heard, these are the people that we need to beware of. Think about the information that was just spilled out to your ears, that person said that they heard the information, but was it from another person or the true source itself.

Prov. 17:4 says, "An evildoer listens to the wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue." After information has already been poured out, it is now our decision on what we are going to do with it. Prov. 17:9 says to us, "Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends." This is telling us that we as Christians do not have the right to pass on information about another person, we are to keep it to ourselves, say a little prayer for the situation and let it all go.

Titus 3:2 is a good reminder to us that we are "To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people." Girlfriends, we are called as Christians to keep the peace, to be gentle and kind towards all others, walking in love, not talking about one another or making up lies about one another. We are to be the example to the world as Jesus is the example to us. Psalm 141:3 is a quick little prayer for us that says, "Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!"

The Lord also reminds us in His word ( Matt. 12:36) that on the day of judgement, people will give an account for every careless word they speak. Remember that death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Prov. 18:21) Exodus 20:18 reminds us that we should not bear false witness against our neighbors, tell lies as Prov. 10:19 then says "When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent." (being wise)

Girlfriends, lets not forget to keep our focus on Philippians 4:8 which says, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." Luke 6:36 also tells us "And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them," this is something so very true that we truly need to remember. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin, Prov. 13:3. We should want our life preserved not a life that comes to ruin, Amen, Amen!

Let's Pray,

Father God, Thank you for giving us another day to get our day started off on the right foot. Lord, help us to keep our lips from speaking lies, corruptible talk about others. Help us to speak words that are in love, words that are uplifting, gentle and kind, never words that are tearing someone down, or speaking wrong against someone to tell lies. Lord, I declare that your people are putting a guard over their mouths to only speak what Your word says, and they will only speak words of truth and love from this day forward in the Mighty name of Jesus. Lord, thank you for being our guide and our example in the Mighty name of Jesus, Amen.

Be blessed girlfriends and be a blessing to others. Thank you for passing this message on to others that you know in hopes that it will be a blessing and encourage others.