We are walking in today: 30 Day Tongue Fast, The Gossiping Tongue--Day 10
Teaching from the book: 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue by Deborah Smith Pegues
Witness evil tongue throughout the Bible: H3956 lashon spelled lamed, shin, nun--tongue, language
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H7451 ra spelled resh, ayin--bad, disagreeable, malignant
Psalm 50:19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Torah:
Prophets: Jeremiah 9:3
Writings: Job 20:12; Psalms 15:3, 140:11; Proverbs 6:24, 17:20
Psalms 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Did you know that gossiping can lower your sense of self-worth? How? When you gossip, you tend to realize you are not walking in integrity. We feel best about ourselves when we do things that are pleasing to God after all, He created us for His pleasure. What’s the solution? How do you stop gossiping? Catch yourself before you indulge! Ask yourself why you are being a bearer of such news. Is this the only way you know how to establish camaraderie with others? Do you need to be the center of attention? Does it make you feel superior to know something negative about somebody that the hearer doesn’t know? Are you envious of your subject’s accomplishments? Why are you willing to use the temple of God as a “trash receptacle” by being a receiver of gossip? What do you plan to do with the information a gossip shares with you? Are you bored with your life and need more meaningful activities?
Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer.
Today's Affirmation: I am not a busybody in other people’s matters. Therefore, I do not yield my tongue as an instrument of gossip.
Shema Selah let us pause and consider our words before speaking!! Facebook LIVE video
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