I am continually reading and striving to be a better person, which naturally causes me to do some self-reflecting. I have two precious babies whom God has entrusted me with, and I want to teach them well. I have loved ones, friends, family, neighbor, students and so on who are going to be affected by me and my words and actions. So for what it's worth, it was on my heart to share some of my findings.
Are we too concerned about others? Really, are we paying too close attention to others and what they're doing, criticizing, tearing them apart-I can't believe they did this and that and so on? We should be using that time and energy to pay attention to our own walk. People will make mistakes, we're only human. It's not our place to judge or pick apart. When we do this, who is it that we're comparing to, are we putting ourselves on a pedestal and putting our ways as the comparing bar? The bible says, 'Brothers, do not slander one another.' James 4:11. A slanderer is one who speaks against another. Slander begins in the mind.
Our words should be wholesome, for what comes out of our mouths is a direct reflection of where our heart is.
Think before you speak.
Tame your tongue.
Words hurt.
Be someone who builds people up, not tears people down.
Oh I could go on and on...for what it's worth!
'Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips' Psalm 141:3.
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