My challenge for you this morning (and for myself quite frankly) is to pay attention to what we say today. Think of your mouth as a bank teller – the giver and receiver of money. Your heart is the bank vault. Every positive word is money deposited, and every negative word is a withdrawal.
With this in mind, are you making money or losing it? Mmmm, I must admit, some days my heart is very much overdrawn.
Almost daily, I ask God to set a guard over my mouth, and I pray some of the following scriptures:
“Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.” (Psalm 71:8)
“My mouth shall tell of Your righteous acts and of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is more than I know.” (Psalm 71:15)
“Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. …Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
(Psalm 19:13-14)
A dear friend of mine told me that sometimes she actually puts her hand over her mouth to remind herself NOT to say something inappropriate when she is listening to someone tell a lengthy or negative tale. Pretty good idea, huh?
We serve a positive God so it only makes sense that part of living every day with Jesus is to focus on the uplifting, positive things in life.
It makes sense doesn’t it? Jesus loves us so much and in His infinite wisdom He knows that happy, upbeat conversations will keep our spirits buoyant. That is why when we live every day with Jesus there is always hope and always comfort.
So valued reader, what do you do to stay in a positive talk mode? Tell us so that we may all learn from each other.