Why Must I Watch What I Say? - Part 3

3) My Tongue Displays Who I Am ~

James 3:11 “Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?” Just like the water that flows from a spring, James is telling us that our mouth portrays what is deep in our hearts. In rural language, “When you put a bucket into a well to get fresh water, what comes up in the bucket is what is in the well.

Jesus said, “What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. These evils come from inside and make a man unclean.” (Mark 7:20-23)

We really mean the words we say when we joke and kid. Our words reveal what is inside.

A Harsh tongue comes from an Angry heart;
A Negative tongue comes from a Fearful heart;
An Overactive tongue comes from an Unsettled heart;
A Boastful tongue comes from an Insecure heart;
A Filthy tongue comes from an Impure heart;
A Critical tongue comes from a Bitter heart.

Every time we speak we are telling people who we are as a person and what is in our hearts.

What will be in the bucket that is drawn out of the well of your heart today?

Always working on the well ~ Bob