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For out of the overflow of his heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34, Luke6:45Oops!The minute the words were out of my mouth I regretted saying them. Ithought," I can't believe I said that!" Next thought," I wish I could takethat back." But once words are spoken, they're out there. No chance oftaking them back.

Words are powerful. In olden days, when a king spoke a decree, there was norescinding it even if it meant terrible consequences. In Proverbs 18 we read,"The tongue has the power of life and death.Æ"

One of the things I continue to struggle with is my speech. Many times Ihave resolved to think before I speak. "I will watch my ways and keep mytongue from sin." (Psalms 39) "The tongue is a small part of the body, but... consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark." (James 3)

I have asked the Lord to "Set a guard over my mouth; keep watch over the doorof my lips."(Psalm 141) That was written by none other than King David. Bottom line, though, here's the deal. My tongue only says what is alreadyfixed in my heart. So the problem doesn't really lie in my mouth, but in myheart.

I have "decisioned and purposed' to clean-up and purify my heart. Thatwon't happen overnight. It will be an ongoing process. That's OK; we're all a work in progress. It will also require divine help. Like the beautifulsong says, "Change my heart, oh God..."

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Contributed by Sally I. KennedyBoca75658@aol.com
Author of "52 Little Parables from Ireland" Creation House Press