Your Speech Is A Reflection Of Your Heart
January 13th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” – Matthew 12:35-37 ESV
One of my greatest struggles is with my tongue. Too many times I have spoken careless words and let those “evil treasures” buried deep inside me come to the surface in the things I say. No matter how many times I say to myself that I am going to do better, that I am not going to join in malicious gossip around the water cooler at work, I slip and the blackness in my heart is apparent by the things I say.
I also struggle with my speech when I am behind the wheel. I know it sounds silly but if another driver is not driving particularly well I have been known to let a few choice words fly questioning their lineage, their intelligence or even their humanity.
Why is it so hard to control our speech?
