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God seemed to focus me on people’s words in what I read this morning. I have several important decisions to be
made, and it helped me to remember that what
people say may not be as important as why
they say it. My commentary had a section
focused on just this thing today:
“We hurt others by
lying: The ears hear what the heart loves,
so beware of people who have an appetite for gossip and lies … Love without
truth is hypocrisy and truth without
love is brutality, and we don’t want
to be guilty of either sin.”
“We hurt others by
gossiping: The only remedy for a
love of gossip is to develop an appetite for God’s truth.”
“We hurt others by
flattery: If it weren’t for our pride, flattery wouldn’t affect us.
We privately enjoy hearing
somebody agree with what we think of ourselves.”
“We hurt others by
speaking in anger: Angry people keep
adding fuel to the fire instead of trying to find ways to put the fire out.”
It said we also hurt others by impetuous speech, by talking
too much, and by talking instead of working.
“Only God can help us
use the gift of speech for good: All
of God’s people need to surrender their bodies to the Lord, and this includes
the lips and the tongue. We must also yield
our hearts to the Lord, because what
comes out of the mouth originates in
the heart.”
Father, help me to engage my heart and my mind before putting my tongue in gear. Give me ears to hear what is actually being said and why.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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