Use Your Mouth Wisely

Proverbs 21:23(TLB)

Keep your mouth closed and you’ll stay out of trouble.

From Scriptures, we discover that the tongue is one of the most powerful parts of our body that has the ability to determine our destiny. It is very important to keep our mouth closed because every word we speak will locate the equivalent spirit. For example, when we speak of death, we move the spirit of death into action and when we speak of life, we move the quickening Spirit of God, which is the Spirit of life into action. The words we speak are seeds, which bring forth fruits after their kind. As children of God, we have the obligation to speak the right words or to close our mouths when we do not have any meaningful words to say. The tongue, though a little member of the body, can bring good or evil in the life of man, depending on the usage. It is written in Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Our words can kill and as well bring to life. This is why we must be very careful how we use it. We are to live by faith, confessing the promises of God always so that we can have whatever we say.

The question now is what kind of seeds are we sowing with the words that come from our mouths? Is it profanity, anger, hostility, unkind words spoken to our loved ones? Is our speech a continual cause of sorrow and distress to people? The truth is that the tongue possesses tremendous power. While angry, say nothing because it is better for us to regret what we did not say than to regret what we said, words spoken cannot be recalled. Wounds from stones and sticks do heal but negative words wound the soul. Instead of destroying lives through thoughtless words, we can bless others. We can comfort and not curse. We can use this “comely part” to benefit others. Why use our tongues recklessly and risk God’s anger? Remember, “…every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment” (Matthew 12:36). Let us bless God and His creatures at all times with our tongue; therein is our blessings. Those who have the mastery over the tongue, tame the monster. Many are reaping today what was said yesterday and are rather blaming others, saying all manner of things, forgetting tomorrow’s harvest is being determined by what was said yesterday or what we are saying today. Many have ruined their great future as a result of talking to the wrong persons or making their secrets public. Had Samson kept his mouth shut, the source of his strength would not have been known and he would not have been destroyed and ridiculed by the Philistines. Up until Samson’s tongue gave him away, all the devil’s efforts were futile.

Beloved, whatever is not your intention, destination or expectation must never be your utterance or confession. If you want to escape the trap of death, destruction and disease, avoid the seed of negative words. If you want life and desire to see good days, you must refrain your lips from speaking evil and your mouth from speaking perversion. Don’t go about announcing your sickness, poverty, loneliness, weakness, joblessness and other satanic afflictions. If you have to speak, rather start declaring good health, success, riches, joy, strength, peace, love, and other blessings from our God. Never run your life down or join anybody to run it down in your presence or absence by negative words. Ask God for wisdom to know what to say and what not to say at all times, and He will grant you your request. Be careful what information you divulge to your enemies. Remember, not to say anything when you are angry because many have used their mouth to kill themselves and others by saying so many unnecessary words.

O Lord, help me to refrain from abusing the tongue You gave me and let me always use it to bless Your people in Jesus’ Name.

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