The truth really is that when our heart is not properly managed... our speech is gravely infected... and everyone we encounter is negatively affected.
Matthew 12:34 says, "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."
And so how our heart is managed... how it is protected... how it is responsive in obedience to the commands of Christ... matters.
According to Proverbs 10:20, "The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless."
It's the connection of heart and tongue.
"A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart." Luke 6:45
What we say matters. More than we will ever know! And it is my personal conviction that we become spiritually stunted more by what we say than by anything else! We invite more damage and attract the greatest amount of corruption into our lives by the speech we insist upon and the words we choose.
We remain stuck in our cycle of pain by keeping chained to the destructive patterns of ill communication.
Our speech is to be edifying.
Our vocal performance needs to be encouraging.
Our lips are to be utilized for praise.
Our words are to bring life.
It's defined by one commentator as, "the service of speech." He goes on to say that, "good breeds good, while evil cannot keep itself alive!"
We are to be peace-makers. Joy-deliverers. Our conversations are to be uplifting and inspiring.
And what is inside of a heart is evidenced by the outward signs of fruit in a life. What is seen outwardly is direct proof of what's going on internally. We fool no one.
Let's pay attention to the heart work.
Let's manage what comes in so that we can properly superintend what goes out.
It all matters.
The fruit produced from an unmanaged heart will lie rotted upon the tongue.
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