Remember That Children's Song?

"Be careful little eyes, what you see,........etc."
Remember? The little ditty went on to say,
"Be careful little lips what you say!".
Guess what? It's just not a children's song, it's
one that even we adults should pay heed to!
Are you careful with your words so as not to
betray your thoughts and feelings? Jesus said,
"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks". What is He saying?
He's saying that the words and attitudes that
we portray with our mouths tell others, and God,
what is inside of us!!
THINK ABOUT IT! Seriously, take a couple of
minutes NOW, and THINK ABOUT IT!
What are some of the words that you use that
may displease your Lord, and may even make
others wonder about your commitment to Jesus?
DO YOU SWEAR?
DO YOU CURSE OR "CUSS"?
DO YOU USE GOD'S NAME(S) "IN VAIN"?
DO YOU USE "IDLE WORDS"? Matthew 12:36.
Take a minute or two and read the whole passage
in Matthew, Chapter 12, verses 33 thru 37.
NOW, are there words that you should pray and
ask God to help you to omit from your vocabulary
and use?
Words, like "da**", "he**", "sh**", "fu**", "G D"?
Well? Yes, I'm not perfect either, for at times
"darn" or "heck" will slip from my lips, and I try
not to use even them. It's a battle at times,
especially when the situation is frustrating or
extremely difficult, to suppress stronger language,
but I ask God to quickly remove them from my
mind and to forgive me for even thinking them!
Are you getting my drift? As Christians, we are
to represent our Saviour and Lord with our
entire being, not just with our Sunday-morning-
going-to-church-dressup-appearance, but with
OUR EVERY DAY REPRESENTATION OF HIM!!
I'm not saying it's easy, especially if you've been
living a life and lifestyle that includes improper
language for a long time......but God can help
you to "clean it up"!! PRAY RIGHT NOW AND
ASK HIM TO TAKE THOSE WRONG WORDS
OUT OF YOUR CONSCIOUS THOUGHTS!!
Ask Him to cleanse your mind! Ask Him to
give you better, more positive, more uplifting
words to speak! Ask Him to help you to become
a more fitting ambassador for Jesus Christ!!
Remember - SOULS ARE HANGING IN THE
BALANCE - and you and I are at least partially
responsible for their eternal destiny!!
"Be careful, little lips.........."
I'M PRAYING FOR YOU (AND ME), BILL.