“What One Word Would Others Use to Describe the Way You Talk?” November 22
If the people who know you best had to describe the way you talk with one word, what would they choose?
Kind?
Encouraging?
Patient?
Harsh?
Critical?
Sarcastic?
James says the tongue has remarkable power. With it, we can bless God—and then turn around and use that same mouth to wound someone made in His image.
And he says that ought not to be so.
But changing the way we speak involves more than learning to bite our tongues or choosing better words.
James compares our speech to the water flowing from a spring and fruit growing on a tree.
So what does what comes out of our mouths reveal about what is going on inside us?
And what kind of words should replace the critical, destructive, or useless ones we put off?
Today we’ll also see an Old Testament picture of something every one of us desperately needs before lasting change can take place—a new heart—and why humility is essential if we want to walk closely with God.
