ADULTING – WATCH YOUR MOUTH

ADULTING – WATCH YOUR MOUTH

“Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.

Proverbs 2:11

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.”

Proverbs 18:21

CHILD RHYME: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me.”

“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.  4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go,
even though the winds are strong. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles,
and fish,  8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.”
James 3:2-4, 7-8

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl

REFRAIN YOUR RESPONSE

1. What are we saying? 
2. Why are we are saying it?
3. How are we saying it? 

QUOTE: “The blow of a whip raises a welt, but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones.”

THE CHOICE: Choose your words . 

HOW TO BUILD WITH YOUR MOUTH

1. Start with your .

“Whatever is in the well will comes up in the bucket.”

“You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.”

Matthew 12:34

“A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.”

Luke 6:45

        2. Learn a new .

“And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! ¹¹ Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? ¹² Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.”

James 3:10-12

“Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that
your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.”

Ephesians 4:29

        3. Practice restraint.

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”

James 1:19

        4. Be with words.

“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. ¹⁸ And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.”

James 3:17-18