At the Well - The Words We Speak

Today At the Well is hosted by Laurie Ann over at

A Magnolia's Heartbeat

The Topic:
The Words We Speak
Discussion Questions:

Do the words you speak reflect your reverence for Christ?

Would you consider your speech to be self-controlled and pure?

Do you find gossip and slander hard or easy to avoid?

I am so excited about this topic! This is something very dear to me heart - our words. This is a characteristic or attribute that is one of the most desired in my life. To have godly speech. It is also an area where I struggle the most. The more I read the Word of God, the more I am convinced of the great power of words. Proverbs is full of wisdom about our words. Here is briefly highlighted some of my favorite Proverbs about the power of words:

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,
In the lips of him that hath understanding, wisdom is found,
The tongue of the just is as choice silver,
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth...
the tongue of the wise is health,
Death and life are in the power of the tongue..
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, but a good word maketh it right,
...the lips of the wise shall preserve them,
...the words of the pure are pleasant words,
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the sol and health to the bones,
...but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel,
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver,
and my favorite: She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Now: Do the words you speak reflect your reverence for Christ?
I want them to...but many times, complaining, nagging, negative emotions spew forth. The words of our mouth are a direct reflection of what is in our heart. If I spend time each day in God's Word, seeking His ways, that is what will fill my heart and come out in my words and attitude. If I choose to neglect that precious time, my own thoughts will enter my heart and then exit in words that may not reflect a reverence for Christ.

Would you consider your speech to be self-controlled and pure?
Mostly...there are always times that hit you unexpectedly, times when you are "bumped" and what spills out may not be pure or self-controlled. Again, what we are filled with will be what spills out. Times like driving in traffic with rude drivers, grocery store or other lines where we are cut off or short tempered, when we are spoken to roughly or rudely by someone.
James admonishes us to "be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath". If this truth is locked in my heart, I can train myself to listen more and wait before speaking and that will bring about more self controlled and pure speech.

Do you find gossip and slander hard or easy to avoid?
Did this one have to come up??!!! I try very hard to avoid gossip or slander. However with my peaceful disposition, it is easy to fall prey to "simply listening" which is just as bad as doing the actual gossipping. A solution for this is to stay away from "hot spots" and/or keep the conversation upbeat and away from gossip.

I am looking forward to joining At the Well to visit and be encouraged by this wonderful topic.