Dear Diary,
On day 3 of the #Zip_it_40Day_Challenge
#Shut_Down_the_Motomouth
Yesterday I learned that nobody can tame the tongue
on his/her own will power; only with the help of the Holy Spirit. As prophet
Zechariah declared, “It is not by power nor by might but by My Spirit,” says
the Lord, Zech 4:6.
Both Matthew 12:33-34 and Luke 6:43-45, demonstrates
a heart-tongue connection. “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good; or
make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad for a tree is recognized by its
fruit,” Matt 12:33. In addition, “A good man brings good things out of the good
stored up in him…, for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of,” Matt:12:35;
Luke 6:45. Further, “But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from
the heart, and these defile them,” Matt 15:18. When evil resides in the heart,
it will be exposed in perverse speech.
Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart with all
diligence, for from it flow springs of life.” There are times we let unforgiveness,
bitterness, anger, a critical spirit dock in our hearts! As a consequence, we let
out unwholesome talk from our mouths, instead of what is helpful for building
others up according to their needs.
The battle for verbal holiness starts in the
heart. What have you stored up in your heart?
Now, I repent and resolve to allow the Holy
Spirit to control my tongue. In addition, I resolve to fill my heart with “Whatever
is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is
lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think
about such things,” Phil 4:8.
Dear reader, I don’t know about your experience
but make sure what you store up in your heart is the right stuff-pure, lovely,
true, noble, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy.
R,
NzakuNashipae
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