How easy it is to speak off the top of our mouths too quickly. We speak before we think. We speak before we give God time to show us the whole picture.David was guilty of this too. In Psalm 31:22 he says: “I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes.” He was facing persecution and threats to his life. But he talked too quickly. He soon realized that God had not given up on him and had not left him, and he then acknowledges: “Nevertheless thou hearest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.”
Read through the whole of Psalm 31. David continually states the dangers that are happening in his life but immediately following confesses that his trust is in the Lord. For example, verses 13, 14: “For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I TRUSTED IN THEE, O Lord; I said, Thou art my God.”
When difficult things are happening your life, don’t spout off blame toward God. Keep your mouth shut. God is always in control of every situation. Lift your heart up to Him and trust Him. He will show you His ways and what He wants you to do.
When your husband or others say things to you that stir up your anger and negative reaction, close your mouth. Don’t speak in haste. You’ll regret everything you said.
Instead of opening your mouth, smile sweetly and say nothing. Or if possible, say something sweet and loving. That has more power to ward off anger and gives God opportunity to deal with your husband or whoever. If you have the right reaction, God will deal with him. It works every time.
Remember the words of Proverbs 15:1: “A soft answer turneth turns away anger.”
James 1:19: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear SLOW TO SPEAK, slow to wrath.”
And I am always challenged by this Scripture in Proverbs 10:19 (NLT): “Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.”
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
P. S. Here are some more Scriptures to encourage us about our tongues that get us into so much trouble!
Psalm 19:14; 39:1; 141:3, 4; 34:13; Proverbs 12:16-18; 13:2, 3; 15:4; 17:27; 18: 21; 21:23; 26:4; 29:11, 20; Ecclesiastes 5:2, 6; Matthew 5:37; 12:36, 37; 2 Timothy 2:16; Ephesians 4:29, 32; James 1:26; and 3:1-12.
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“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall NEVER HOLD THEIR PEACE day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, KEEP NOT SILENCE, And GIVE HIM NO REST, till he stablish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth" (Isaiah 62:6, 7).
ARE YOU DAILY PRAYING FOR ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM?
It’s easy to get discouraged. Our children certainly aren’t perfect and things can get overwhelming. But dear mother, lift up your eyes from the discouragements and fix your eyes upon the Lord.
I love this nostalgic picture. It reminds me of the old days when mothers wheeled their big perambulators into town. But I actually took this picture the other day of my friend, Courtney Kelly, a beautiful mother of 10 amazing children. She is wheeling baby Zion.
Duties are the underlying foundation of our lives and each day. As we are faithful to them, they give us freedom to be creative and do the projects that fill our minds. The end result of faithfulness is delight.
Israel Scriptures for today:
God not only promised the land of Israel to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, but to their children and their children’s children FOR EVER! “
My husband is wonderful at blessing everyone each morning. At the end of our Family Devotions, he always ends with a positive affirmation such as:
Our God is a dwelling God. He loves to dwell with His people. He loves to dwell in rest. He especially loves to dwell in the praises of His people.
“Thou shalt bring them in, and PLANT THEM IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THEIR INHERITANCE, in the place, O LORD which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established” (Exodus 15:17).
Dear mother, as you mother and nurture your children in your home, you are in the perfect will of God. You could not be doing anything more powerful or life-changing.
It is paramount that we teach our children what God says in His Word, not what the media says.
John Knox prayed, and the results caused Queen Mary to say that she feared the prayers of John Knox more than she feared all the armies of Scotland.