--Surrender Your Heart, Words, and Thoughts to Jesus~~

--"Take Control of what I say, O LORD,
And Guard my lips. 'Let the words of My
Mouth and the Meditation of my heart be
acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my Rock
and my Redeemer."
--(Psalm 141:3; Psalm 19:14)
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--Imagine what it would be like to hear everything we say repeated! It wouldn't be so bad to hear ourselves repeat, "I love you" or "I was wrong" or "Thank You, Lord," or "I'm praying for you." But not all of our words are beautiful or gentle or kind. What about those angry outbursts or demeaning comments that no one wants to hear once, let alone twice--those words that we would really rather take back?

Like the Psalmist David, we long to have the Lord's control over our words, He prayed, "Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips" And thankfully, the Lord wants to do that. He can help us control what we say. He can guard our lips. Our Sovereign One is in control. Yet he gives us the choice to do what is right in His eyes. He doesn't want robots, He wants willing followers.

As we learn to adjust to our own sound system by paying careful attention to what we say and praying about the words we speak, the Lord will patiently teach us and even empower us to have self-control. And best of all, He forgives us when we fail and is pleased with our desire for His help. As we reach up to Jesus, He reaches down to us, to take us and lead us in the paths everlasting. God, whatever comes my way I will trust you.

--PART OF SELF-CONTROL IS MOUTH-CONTROL.~~
--ODB/AC --Sovereign / Chris Tomlin~~
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