Day 30 - Control your Tongue

For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.  Matt 12:34

As I'm thinking about this study today, I am reminded of those three little monkeys and the saying:

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

What you see and what you hear - you speak.  What you watch with your eyes (TV, movies, internet, gaming, etc...), what you hear with your ears (TV, movies, internet, music, friends, etc...) becomes what you say.

Interesting.  What goes in - goes out.  "for out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks"...

So, if what comes out of my mouth, comes from the overflow of my heart, the question must be asked, "What am I feeding my heart?"  If I'm struggling with language, than maybe I need to be more careful what I'm listening to (or maybe who I am listening to).

I want my mouth to be out of the overflow of the anointing and the Word of God planted in my heart.  If I want that, then I need to be feeding my heart the word of God and listening to anointed preachers and spending time listening to God's Voice.

I've felt the call of an Evangelist Preacher on my life for almost as long as I have been saved.  If I want to be the mouthpiece of God, I need to have the heart of God.  If I want the heart of God, I better be spending times with God, doing the things of God, reading the Word of God.

Today's dare - CONTROL MY TONGUE!  I prayerfully resolve only to speak words that communicate value to God and His people!