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S.E.E.D. For Today_Conversation

 Scripture "Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech." Proverbs 4:24 NLT

 Don't speak with two mouths for bitter water and sweet water cannot come from the same fountain says James 3:11 as he gives reason why we must bridle our tongues. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing, but that is not how it should be. Perverse lips is really devious talk that refers to any kind of speech that is misleading, untrue, or deviating from what is acceptable. The heart and the mouth are intimately connected. Our conversation shows the state of the heart. "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." (Matt. 12:33-34) God's children must be careful to have conversation that cannot be condemned as spoken of in Titus 3:8. Colossians 4:6 says to "let your conversation be always full of grace,". We must get rid of our undisciplined lips. "He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin." Proverbs 13:3

Example Your chat or discussions, word exchange, dialogue, gossip, information and ideas, feeling and thoughts expressed.

Exercise Read Proverbs 4:24; Matthew 12:33-34; Titus 3:8; Colossians 4:6; Proverbs 13:3; James 3; Today ask God to help you be mindful of the conversation you keep, whether Facebook, twitter, or instagram, texting etc. You have to set a watch on the door of your lips. One word can start a forest fire, and undisciplined lips are a deadly weapon that can destroy many.

Devotion Lord I pray today for disciplined lips. I pray I stay away from any perverse or devious conversation. Conversation that is misleading of who I am in Christ, untrue, or that deviates from what is acceptable. I pray that the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, in Jesus Name Amen.

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