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Speaking Wisely_ The Importance of Guarding Your Words According to Proverbs · truthunedited

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  Speaker 1: Have you ever said something and immediately wished you could
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  Speaker 1: take it back? A careless comment, a sharp response, a
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  Speaker 1: joke that went too far, and then in an instant,
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  Speaker 1: the damage was done. The words had already left your
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  Speaker 1: mouth and there was no way to erase them. Or
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  Speaker 1: maybe you've experienced the opposite. You said just a few words, simple, intentional,
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  Speaker 1: and full of meaning, and they changed everything. They brought
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  Speaker 1: healing to a broken relationship. They gave encouragement to someone
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  Speaker 1: who was ready to give up. They shifted the entire
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  Speaker 1: atmosphere of a conversation. So what's the difference. Why do
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  Speaker 1: some people talk endlessly but say nothing, while others speak
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  Speaker 1: briefly yet leave a lasting impact. It's not just about
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  Speaker 1: what you say, it's about how and when you say it.
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  Speaker 1: Because words aren't just sounds. They carry weight. Proverbs eighteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty one says the tongue has the power of life,
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  Speaker 1: life and death, and those who love it will eat
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  Speaker 1: its fruit. Did you catch that life and death? If
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  Speaker 1: your words aren't neutral, they are either building something or
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  Speaker 1: tearing something down. They are either bringing wisdom or spreading foolishness.
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  Speaker 1: They are either giving life or causing harm. So here's
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  Speaker 1: the real question, how do you know which one you're doing?
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  Speaker 1: Because wisdom isn't just about knowing a lot. It's about
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  Speaker 1: knowing when to speak, what to say, and when to
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  Speaker 1: stay silent. It's about making sure that when you do
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  Speaker 1: open your mouth, your words actually carry meaning. We have
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  Speaker 1: the description to grab yours. So in this video, we
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  Speaker 1: are diving deep into the power of your words. How
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  Speaker 1: do you know if what you say truly matters? How
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  Speaker 1: do you make sure your speaking wisdom not just empty words?
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  Speaker 1: How do you learn to control your tongue so that
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  Speaker 1: every word counts. By the end of this you will
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  Speaker 1: have clarity on how to choose the right words at
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  Speaker 1: the right time. Because wiser words only come from one's
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  Speaker 1: source God, And when you learn to speak with wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: your words will no longer be wasted. So tell me.
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  Speaker 1: Have you ever regretted something you said? Drop a comment below,
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  Speaker 1: let's talk about it. We've all heard the saying sticks
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  Speaker 1: and stones may break my bones, but words will never
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  Speaker 1: hurt me. But let's be honest, that's a lie. Words hurt,
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  Speaker 1: words heal, words linger long after they've been spoken. Think
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  Speaker 1: about a time when someone said something to you that
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  Speaker 1: cut deep. Maybe it was years ago, but the memory
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  Speaker 1: of those words still haunts you. Maybe it was a
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  Speaker 1: parent who told you you'd never amount to anything, a
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  Speaker 1: friend who betrayed your trust, a comment someone made that
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  Speaker 1: shattered your confidence. Now, think about the opposite, a time
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  Speaker 1: when someone spoke life into you. Maybe it was a
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  Speaker 1: mentor who told you they believed in you, a friend
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  Speaker 1: who encouraged you when you were ready to quit, A
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  Speaker 1: simple I'm proud of you that gave you the strength
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  Speaker 1: to keep going. Words shape us. The Bible makes this
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  Speaker 1: clear over and over again. Proverbs eighteen twenty one says
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  Speaker 1: the tongue has the power of life and death, and
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  Speaker 1: those who love it will eat its fruit. That means
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  Speaker 1: Every single word you speak is either producing life or death.
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  Speaker 1: There is no neutral ground, and yet we throw words
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  Speaker 1: around carelessly, never stopping to think about the impact they have.
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  Speaker 1: We gossip without considering how it destroys reputations. We complain
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  Speaker 1: without realizing how it poisons our mindset. We make reckless jokes,
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  Speaker 1: not thinking about how they affect someone's heart. We argue
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  Speaker 1: just to be right, not caring how our words wound
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  Speaker 1: the other person. And social media has made this even worse.
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  Speaker 1: People type out cruel, thoughtless comments without a second thought,
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  Speaker 1: hiding behind a screen, a single tweet, a careless post,
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  Speaker 1: a thoughtless message. It can destroy a life. It can
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  Speaker 1: push someone to depression. It can end friendships, it can
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  Speaker 1: divide families. And yet we act like words don't have consequences.
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  Speaker 1: But Proverbs warns us when words are many, transgression is
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  Speaker 1: not lacking. But whoever restrains his lips is prudent Proverbs
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  Speaker 1: ten nineteen. The more you talk without thinking, the more
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  Speaker 1: likely you are to sin. This is why wise people
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  Speaker 1: don't just talk to talk. They weigh their words. They
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  Speaker 1: pause before they speak. They ask themselves, is this true?
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  Speaker 1: Is this necessary? Is this helpful? Because if it's not,
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  Speaker 1: why say it? Have you ever met someone who never
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  Speaker 1: stops talking, someone who fills every silence with words, but
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  Speaker 1: none of them carry any weight. They speak just to
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  Speaker 1: fill the air, but at the end of the conversation
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  Speaker 1: you realize they haven't actually said anything that matters. Now,
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  Speaker 1: contrast that with someone who speaks with wisdom. They don't
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  Speaker 1: talk just to be heard. They don't waste their words.
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  Speaker 1: But when they do speak, everyone listens because their words
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  Speaker 1: carry weight. Proverbs fifteen four or says the soothing tongue
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  Speaker 1: is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes
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  Speaker 1: the spirit. What does your tongue produced? Are your words
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  Speaker 1: like a tree of life, bringing healing, wisdom and encouragement,
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  Speaker 1: or do they crush spirits, leaving people wounded, discouraged, and confused.
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  Speaker 1: Think about your own relationships. How do you talk to
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  Speaker 1: your spouse? Do your words build them up or tear
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  Speaker 1: them down? How do you speak to your children? Are
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  Speaker 1: you shaping them with encouragement or damaging them with criticism?
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  Speaker 1: How do you respond to conflict? Do you seek peace
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  Speaker 1: or do you speak words that escalate the situation. Because
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  Speaker 1: your words shape your relationships, a marriage can be destroyed,
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  Speaker 1: not by one big event, but by years of careless words.
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  Speaker 1: A child's confidence can be shattered not by a single moment,
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  Speaker 1: but by the repeated words of a parent who never
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  Speaker 1: speaks life into them. A friendship can be ruined not
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  Speaker 1: by one argument, but by constant negativity and unkindness. This
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  Speaker 1: is why the Bible constantly warns us to be careful
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  Speaker 1: with our words. James three five to six says, the
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  Speaker 1: tongue is a small part of the body, but it
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  Speaker 1: makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set
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  Speaker 1: on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is
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  Speaker 1: a fire, a world of evil among the parts of
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  Speaker 1: the body. Think about that a single spark can burn
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  Speaker 1: down an entire forest. A single word can destroy a relationship,
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  Speaker 1: a reputation, or even a life. And once words are spoken,
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  Speaker 1: you can't take them back. You can delete the post,
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  Speaker 1: but the damage is already done. You can say I
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  Speaker 1: didn't mean it, but the wound has already been made.
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  Speaker 1: You can apologize, but the words are already out there,
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  Speaker 1: and they may never be forgotten. This is why Proverbs
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  Speaker 1: tells us the heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
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  Speaker 1: but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil Proverbs fifteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty eight. Wise people pause before they speak, They think
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  Speaker 1: before they type. They ask themselves will this bring life
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  Speaker 1: or death? Before they respond. They understand that words have weight,
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  Speaker 1: and this isn't just about avoiding negative words. It's also
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  Speaker 1: about using our words to bring life. Because when we
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  Speaker 1: speak wisely, our words heal instead of hurt. Our words
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  Speaker 1: bring clarity instead of confusion. Our words strengthen instead of weaken.
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  Speaker 1: So imagine a world where people actually spoke with wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine if people stop gossiping and started speaking truth. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: if social media was filled with encouragement instead of hate.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine families stop tearing each other down with insults and
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  Speaker 1: instead built each other up with love. That kind of
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  Speaker 1: world starts with you. It starts with you choosing to
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  Speaker 1: guard your tongue instead of speaking recklessly. It starts with
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  Speaker 1: you choosing to speak life instead of spreading negativity. It
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  Speaker 1: starts with you thinking before you speak instead of just
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  Speaker 1: saying whatever comes to mind. Because your words matter, They
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  Speaker 1: shape your relationships, they shape your future, They shape the
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  Speaker 1: world around you. So the next time you open your mouth,
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  Speaker 1: ask yourself, what am I building? Because every word you
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  Speaker 1: speak is doing something, and one day you will eat
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of what you've sown. So what kind of
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  Speaker 1: harvest are your words producing? Not all words carry wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: Some words are just noise. We've all been in conversations
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  Speaker 1: where someone talks endlessly, filling the air with words, yet
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  Speaker 1: saying absolutely nothing. Then there are moments when a single sentence,
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  Speaker 1: spoken at the right time, carries more weight than a
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  Speaker 1: thousand empty words. But how do you know of what
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  Speaker 1: your saying has meaning? How do you know if your
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  Speaker 1: words are carrying wisdom or just adding to the noise?
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  Speaker 1: Proverbs seventeen twenty eight gives us a surprising answer. Even
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  Speaker 1: fools are thought wise if they keep silent and discerning,
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  Speaker 1: if they hold their tongues. Did you catch that sometimes
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  Speaker 1: wisdom looks like silence In a world that constantly pushes
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  Speaker 1: us to say more, to have opinions on everything, to comment, post, argue,
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  Speaker 1: and be heard, God's word tells us the exact opposite.
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  Speaker 1: The difference between wise and foolish speech isn't just about
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  Speaker 1: what we say, it's about why and when we say it.
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  Speaker 1: Wise people speak with purpose, Foolish people speak just to
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  Speaker 1: be heard. Jesus showed us what wisdom in speech looks
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  Speaker 1: like despite being the son of God, he never wasted words.
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  Speaker 1: He didn't talk to impress, he didn't argue for the
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  Speaker 1: sake of arguing. He didn't respond to every accusation thrown
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  Speaker 1: at him. But when he did speak, his words carried power.
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  Speaker 1: Look at how he handled the Pharisees. They constantly tried
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  Speaker 1: to trap him in debates. They demanded answers, they wanted
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  Speaker 1: him to react, and yet he never let them control
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  Speaker 1: the conversation. He spoke with precision, saying only what was necessary. Then,
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  Speaker 1: look at his trial before Pilot. Pilot asked him, don't
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  Speaker 1: you hear the charges they are bringing against you? Matthew
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven thirteen. The religious leaders were throwing accusations left
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  Speaker 1: and right, but Jesus remained silent. Why because wisdom knows
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  Speaker 1: when to speak and when to stay quiet. Can you
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  Speaker 1: imagine how different our lives would be if we followed
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  Speaker 1: that example. Think about how many fights, regret, and broken
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  Speaker 1: relationships could have been avoided if we had just paused
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  Speaker 1: before speaking, if we had just chosen silence over a
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  Speaker 1: reckless response. Maybe you've been there, Maybe you've sent a
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  Speaker 1: text in anger only to wish you could take it back.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you've spoken out of frustration, only to see the
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  Speaker 1: damage it caused. Maybe you've made a joke at someone's expense,
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  Speaker 1: only to realize later how deeply it hurt them. Words
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  Speaker 1: can't be undone. You can apologize, you can explain, but
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  Speaker 1: once they leave your mouth, they take on a life
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  Speaker 1: of their own. Proverbs ten nineteen warns when words are many,
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  Speaker 1: sin is not absent. But whoever restrains his lips is wise.
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  Speaker 1: The more we talk without thinking, the more likely we
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  Speaker 1: are to say something foolish. This is why wise people
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  Speaker 1: weigh their words before they speak. They don't feel the
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  Speaker 1: need to prove themselves in every conversation. They don't rush
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  Speaker 1: to give their opinion on every topic. They don't blurt
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  Speaker 1: things out just to fill silence. They understand that words
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  Speaker 1: carry weight, and they know that silence is sometimes the
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  Speaker 1: wisest response. But that doesn't mean staying silent all the time.
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  Speaker 1: Wisdom isn't just about knowing when to be quiet. It's
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  Speaker 1: also about knowing when to speak. Some people don't talk enough.
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  Speaker 1: They avoid hard conversations. They withhold truth because they're afraid
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  Speaker 1: of how it will be received. But Proverbs thirty one
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  Speaker 1: eight through nine says, speak up for those who cannot
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  Speaker 1: speak for themselves. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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  Speaker 1: There is a time to be silent, but there is
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  Speaker 1: also a time to stand up, to speak truth, to
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  Speaker 1: use your voice for good. Wisdom means knowing the difference.
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  Speaker 1: Think about a time when you should have said something
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  Speaker 1: but didn't. Maybe you saw someone being treated unfairly, but
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  Speaker 1: you stayed quiet. Maybe you had the opportunity to encourage
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  Speaker 1: someone but you held back. Maybe you avoided a conversation
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  Speaker 1: that could have saved a relationship because it was uncomfortable.
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  Speaker 1: Silence can be wise, but silence can also be cowardly.
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  Speaker 1: So how do you know when to speak and when
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  Speaker 1: to stay silent. It starts with learning to control your tongue.
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  Speaker 1: James three five to six compares the tongue to a
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  Speaker 1: small spark that can set an entire forest on fire.
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  Speaker 1: That's how powerful words are. One sentence can change someone's
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  Speaker 1: life for better or for worse. A single phrase can
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  Speaker 1: bring healing or cause destruction. A careless comment can break
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  Speaker 1: someone's spirit. A harsh word can push someone away from God.
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  Speaker 1: That's why wisdom in speech isn't just about knowing a lot.
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  Speaker 1: It's about knowing when and how to speak. So ask yourself,
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  Speaker 1: am I talking to build others up or just to
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  Speaker 1: be heard? Am I using my words to bring clarity
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  Speaker 1: or to spread confusion? Am I speaking with purpose? Or
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  Speaker 1: am I filling the air with empty words? Because wise
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  Speaker 1: people don't just talk for the sake of talking. They
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  Speaker 1: speak with intention. And that's exactly what Jesus did. Every
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  Speaker 1: time he opened his mouth. His words had power. They healed,
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  Speaker 1: they instructed, they corrected, They led people to truth. He
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  Speaker 1: didn't just say what people wanted to hear. He didn't
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  Speaker 1: speak to make himself sound important. He didn't waste words
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  Speaker 1: on foolish arguments. He spoke with purpose. And that's what
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  Speaker 1: we need to learn, because at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: our words reveal what's in our hearts. Jesus said in
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  Speaker 1: Luke six forty five. The mouth speaks what the heart
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  Speaker 1: is full of. If our hearts are full of wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: our words will reflect that. If our hearts are full
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  Speaker 1: of pride, our words will expose it. If our hearts
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  Speaker 1: are full of anger, it will spill out in our speech.
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  Speaker 1: So maybe the real question isn't just am I speaking wisely,
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  Speaker 1: maybe the real question is what is my heart full of?
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  Speaker 1: Because if we want our words to carry wisdom, we
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  Speaker 1: need to start by filling our hearts with the right things.
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  Speaker 1: That means spending time in God's word. That means seeking
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  Speaker 1: wisdom in prayer. That means asking God to transform our
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  Speaker 1: hearts so that when we do speak, our words reflect him.
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  Speaker 1: Because when you truly speak with wisdom, people listen, and
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  Speaker 1: your words, whether many or few, will have real, lasting impact.
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  Speaker 1: Words don't disappear after they're spoken. They stay. They echo
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  Speaker 1: in people's minds, shaping their thoughts, their confidence, their decisions.
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  Speaker 1: And the worst part, most of the time, the person
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  Speaker 1: who spoke them moves on, never realizing the damage they've done,
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  Speaker 1: but the one who heard them carries the weight for years.
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  Speaker 1: Reckless words are like arrows shot into the air. You
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  Speaker 1: might forget, you ever release them, but somewhere they land,
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  Speaker 1: Somewhere they pierce, somewhere they wound. The Bible isn't vague
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  Speaker 1: about the power of reckless speech. It doesn't treat careless
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  Speaker 1: words as minor mistakes. It compares them to weapons. Proverbs
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  Speaker 1: twelve eighteen says the words of the reckless pierce like swords,
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  Speaker 1: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. A sword
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  Speaker 1: a sharp, deadly weapon, the kind of thing that, once
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  Speaker 1: it makes contact, leaves lasting damage. That's how the Bible
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  Speaker 1: describes reckless speech. But here's the terrifying part. Most people
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  Speaker 1: don't even realize when they're holding the sword. They don't
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  Speaker 1: realize that a joke at someone's expense, a sarcastic remark,
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  Speaker 1: a quick tempered insult, a rumor whispered in confidence is
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  Speaker 1: a blade cutting deep into someone's heart. To think about it,
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  Speaker 1: how many people are still carrying wounds from words that
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  Speaker 1: were spoken over them years ago. A child grows up
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  Speaker 1: in a home where every mistake is met with you'll
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  Speaker 1: never amount to anything, and that phrase, those seven careless words,
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  Speaker 1: become a prison. A man hears from his wife over
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  Speaker 1: and over again, you never do anything right, and slowly
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  Speaker 1: he starts believing it. A woman finally builds up the
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  Speaker 1: courage to pursue a dream, only for someone to say
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  Speaker 1: you're not cut out for that, And just like that,
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  Speaker 1: fear plants itself where faith was supposed to grow. And
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  Speaker 1: then there's gossip, one conversation, one whispered comment, one careless remark,
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  Speaker 1: and suddenly someone's entire reputation is tainted. Proverbs sixteen twenty
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  Speaker 1: eight says a perverse person stirs up conflict, and a
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  Speaker 1: gossip separates close friends. Gossip is poison. It seeps in quietly,
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  Speaker 1: spreads quickly, and before you know it, its destroyed relationships
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  Speaker 1: that took years to build. It's not harmless, it's not
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  Speaker 1: just talking. Its destruction disguised as conversation. This isn't just
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  Speaker 1: an issue today. Reckless words have been derailing people for generations.
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  Speaker 1: One of the clearest examples of this in the Bible
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  Speaker 1: is in numbers thirteen twelve men were sent to scout
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  Speaker 1: out the promised land. They all saw the same land,
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  Speaker 1: they all saw the same giants, they all saw the
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  Speaker 1: same obstacles. But when they returned, ten of them let
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  Speaker 1: fear control their words. They spread panics, saying the land
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  Speaker 1: we explored devours those living in it. All the people
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  Speaker 1: we saw there are of great size. We seemed like
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  Speaker 1: grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we look the same
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  Speaker 1: to them. Their words spread like wildfire. The people of Israel,
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  Speaker 1: instead of believing in God's promise, started believing in the
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  Speaker 1: fear filled words of these men, and what was the result.
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  Speaker 1: An entire generation lost their promise because of words, because
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  Speaker 1: of a report that was rooted in fear instead of faith.
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  Speaker 1: The same thing happens to day. People miss out on opportunities,
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  Speaker 1: not because they aren't capable, but because someone spoke fear
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  Speaker 1: into them. They stay in toxic relationships because someone convinced
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  Speaker 1: them they'll never find anything better. They give up on
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  Speaker 1: their dreams because someone's words planted doubt where there was
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  Speaker 1: once confidence. Reckless words don't just hurt feelings, they alter destinies.
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  Speaker 1: Look at the world around us. People spread lies without
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  Speaker 1: thinking about the consequences. Social media is flooded with criticism, negativity,
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  Speaker 1: and gossip. Words that could have been thought through are
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  Speaker 1: posted in an instant, shared thousands of times, and cause
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  Speaker 1: irreversible damage. And then once the damage is done, people
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  Speaker 1: shrug it off. I didn't mean it. I was just
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  Speaker 1: being honest. It's not that deep. But the damage is
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  Speaker 1: already done, the words have already landed, the scars are
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  Speaker 1: already forming. And then there's the excuse that some people use.
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  Speaker 1: I'm just blunt, I tell it like it is. But
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  Speaker 1: there's a difference between truth spoken in love and words
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  Speaker 1: used as a weapon. Proverbs fifteen one says a gentle
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  Speaker 1: answer turns away rath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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  Speaker 1: You can speak truth and still destroy someone if your
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  Speaker 1: words aren't guided by wisdom. Brutal honesty isn't wisdom. It's
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  Speaker 1: recklessness wrapt in self justification. And if you think this
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  Speaker 1: doesn't apply to you, ask yourself this. How do you
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  Speaker 1: speak to the people closest to you? How do you
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  Speaker 1: talk to your spouse? Are your words shaping them with
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  Speaker 1: encouragement or crushing them with criticism? How do you speak
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  Speaker 1: to your children? Are your words building them into confident,
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  Speaker 1: faith filled individuals or are you unknowingly planting seeds of insecurity?
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  Speaker 1: How do you talk about others when they aren't around?
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  Speaker 1: If they heard every word you said, would they still
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  Speaker 1: trust you? The Bible gives us a clear warning. Your
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  Speaker 1: words are never without impact. They either bring life or
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  Speaker 1: they bring destruction. There is no in between. So, if
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  Speaker 1: your words been reckless, if you've spoken without wisdom, if
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  Speaker 1: you've hurt people with what you've said, it's not too
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  Speaker 1: late to change. But it starts with recognizing the weight
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  Speaker 1: of your words. It starts with deciding that from now on,
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  Speaker 1: you will think before you speak, that you will stop
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  Speaker 1: spreading negativity, that you will choose to speak faith instead
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  Speaker 1: of fear, that you will build instead of destroy. Because
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  Speaker 1: once a sword is drawn, it cannot be undone, and
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  Speaker 1: once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back.
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  Speaker 1: So be wise, be intentional, because your words are shaping
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  Speaker 1: the world around you, whether you realize it or not.
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  Speaker 1: Reckless words leave scars, but wise words heal. If the
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  Speaker 1: power of speech can tear down, then it also has
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  Speaker 1: the power to build. If words can wound, then they
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  Speaker 1: can also restore. If a single sentence can break a spirit,
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  Speaker 1: then and a single sentence can also bring it back
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  Speaker 1: to life. This is why Proverbs sixteen twenty four says
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  Speaker 1: gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and
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  Speaker 1: healing to the bones. Have you ever been in a
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  Speaker 1: dark season, feeling unseen, unheard, or unsure of your worth,
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  Speaker 1: only for someone to say something that completely shifted your perspective.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it was a friend who reminded you of your strength.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it was a stranger who spoke kindness at the
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  Speaker 1: exact moment you needed it most. Maybe it was a
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  Speaker 1: simple you are loved, You matter and suddenly something inside
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  Speaker 1: of you felt lighter. That's the power of life giving words.
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  Speaker 1: Most people underestimate just how much their words shape the
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  Speaker 1: people around them. A husband who regularly tells his wife
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  Speaker 1: she's beautiful and loved will see a confident, joyful woman.
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  Speaker 1: A wife who speaks respect and encouragement into her husband
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  Speaker 1: will see a man who rises to his potential. A
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  Speaker 1: parent who speaks life into their child will raise someone
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  Speaker 1: who believes they are capable of great things. A leader
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  Speaker 1: who speaks inspiration into their team will see people who
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  Speaker 1: go beyond what they thought was possible. Words have creative power.
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  Speaker 1: What you say shapes what someone believes, and what someone
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  Speaker 1: believes shapes what they become. Jesus understood this more than anyone.
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  Speaker 1: Every word he spoke was intentional. He never wasted speech,
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  Speaker 1: He never used words recklessly. Every sentence he spoke either healed, restored,
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  Speaker 1: or guided someone closer to truth. When he spoke to
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  Speaker 1: the broken, his words lifted their burdens. When he spoke
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  Speaker 1: to the outcasts, his words reminded them they were seen.
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  Speaker 1: When he spoke to the sinner, his words words didn't
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  Speaker 1: just correct, they invited them into something greater. Look at
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  Speaker 1: the woman caught in adultery. She was dragged into public, humiliated,
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  Speaker 1: surrounded by men ready to stone her. If Jesus had
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  Speaker 1: spoken words of condemnation, he would have only added to
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  Speaker 1: her destruction. But instead his words set her free. Neither
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  Speaker 1: do I condemn you, Go now and leave your life
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  Speaker 1: of sin, John eight eleven. Those words didn't just protect
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  Speaker 1: her from death, they gave her a future. Look at Peter,
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  Speaker 1: after denying Jesus three times, he was drowning in shame.
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  Speaker 1: He had failed in the worst way possible, and Jesus
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  Speaker 1: could have confronted him with harshness, but he didn't. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: he restored him with words, Peter, do you love me?
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  Speaker 1: Three times? He asked, replacing every denial an opportunity for redemption.
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  Speaker 1: Feed my sheep John twenty one point seventeen. In that moment,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus wasn't just talking, He was rebuilding Peter's identity. He
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  Speaker 1: was reminding him that his failure wasn't final, that his
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  Speaker 1: purpose wasn't canceled, that his calling was still intact. This
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  Speaker 1: is what wise speech does. It doesn't ignore sin, but
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  Speaker 1: it offers a way forward. It doesn't overlook brokenness, but
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  Speaker 1: it provides a path to healing. It doesn't just point
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  Speaker 1: out what's wrong, It speaks into what could be made right.
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  Speaker 1: So what does this mean for you? It means that
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  Speaker 1: every single day you have a choice. You can speak
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  Speaker 1: words that heal or words that harm. You can encourage
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  Speaker 1: or discourage. You can remind people of their worth, or
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  Speaker 1: you can add to their burdens. Your words are never neutral.
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  Speaker 1: They are always doing something. Only question is what. Think
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  Speaker 1: about the way you speak to the people closest to you,
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  Speaker 1: your spouse, your children, your friends, your co workers. Do
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  Speaker 1: your words make them feel stronger or do they make
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  Speaker 1: them feel small? Do they build confidence or create insecurity?
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  Speaker 1: Do they lift people up or pull them down? Think
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  Speaker 1: about the way you speak about yourself. Do you constantly
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  Speaker 1: say I'm not good enough, I always mess things up,
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  Speaker 1: I'll never change. If you do, then those words are
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  Speaker 1: shaping you more than you realize. Proverbs eighteen twenty one
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  Speaker 1: tells us that the tongue has the power of life
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  Speaker 1: and death. That means if you constantly speak death over yourself,
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  Speaker 1: self doubt, self hatred, fear, then you are building a
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  Speaker 1: future you don't even want to live in. But you
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  Speaker 1: can change that right now, today. You can start speaking life.
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  Speaker 1: Instead of tearing yourself down, you can declare, I am
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  Speaker 1: who God says I am, I am loved, I am chosen,
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  Speaker 1: I have a purpose. Instead of breaking people down, you
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  Speaker 1: can say I believe in you, I see something great
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  Speaker 1: in you. I'm proud of you. Instead of gossiping about
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  Speaker 1: people's failures, you can say God is not done with
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  Speaker 1: them yet. Because the truth is, you never know what
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  Speaker 1: your words might mean to some one. What if the
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  Speaker 1: encouragement you gave to day was the only kind word
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  Speaker 1: that person had heard in weeks. What if your words
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  Speaker 1: stopped someone from giving up. What if your kindness became
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  Speaker 1: the voice that reminded them of their value when everything
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  Speaker 1: else in their life was telling them Otherwise. Words have weight,
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  Speaker 1: and that means you are carrying a responsibility every time
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  Speaker 1: you open your mouth. So what do you do? How
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  Speaker 1: do you make sure your words are bringing life not destruction?
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  Speaker 1: First start by thinking before you speak. Ask yourself, will
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  Speaker 1: this bring healing or harm? Will this encourage or discourage?
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  Speaker 1: Will this build or tear down? If the answer is
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  Speaker 1: the latter, don't say it. Second, choose words that reflect
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  Speaker 1: the heart of God. Read scripture, fill your mind with wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: so that your speech naturally overflows with truth, grace, and encouragement. Third,
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  Speaker 1: be intentional about speaking life into the people around you.
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  Speaker 1: Don't just assume people know you appreciate them, tell them.
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  Speaker 1: Don't wait for the perfect moment to encourage someone. Say
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  Speaker 1: it now. Don't hold back kindness, give it freely, and finally,
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  Speaker 1: speak God's promises over yourself. Stop speaking death over your future.
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  Speaker 1: Stop reinforcing fear. Stop believing the lies that the enemy
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  Speaker 1: has whispered to you for years. Instead, start declaring what
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  Speaker 1: God says about you. Because when your words align with
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  Speaker 1: His truth, your entire life starts to shift. This is
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  Speaker 1: what it means to speak wisely. This is what it
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  Speaker 1: means to use your words for good. This is how
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  Speaker 1: you go from being someone who simply talks to someone
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  Speaker 1: whose words change lives. So what will your words do today?
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  Speaker 1: Will they bring healing or hurt? Will they build or destroy?
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  Speaker 1: The choice is yours. But one thing is certain. Your
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  Speaker 1: words will leave an impact. Make sure it's the right one.
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  Speaker 1: If words have power, then timing is everything. Even the
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  Speaker 1: most truthful, most life giving words can lose their impact
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  Speaker 1: when spoken at the wrong time. A comforting word offer
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  Speaker 1: too late, feels empty. A rebuke given too soon feels cruel.
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  Speaker 1: Wisdom isn't just about what you say, it's about when
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  Speaker 1: you say it. That's why Proverbs twenty five eleven says
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  Speaker 1: a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in
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  Speaker 1: settings of silver. Words, when spoken at the right time,
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  Speaker 1: become valuable, beautiful, and deeply impactful. But when spoken at
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  Speaker 1: the wrong time, even the best intentions can turn into
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  Speaker 1: a disaster. Think about a time when someone tried to
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  Speaker 1: encourage you, but it was too soon. Maybe you were
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  Speaker 1: grieving a loss and someone said everything happens for a reason.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you were struggling and someone told you just be
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  Speaker 1: strong when what you really needed was for them to
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  Speaker 1: sit with you in your pain. The words weren't necessarily wrong,
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  Speaker 1: but the timing was. And then there's the opposite, a
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  Speaker 1: time when someone stayed silent when you needed them to speak.
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  Speaker 1: A friend who saw you making a terrible decision but
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  Speaker 1: never warned you. A loved one who knew you were
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  Speaker 1: drowning but never reached out. A mentor who had the
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  Speaker 1: wisdom you needed but never shared it. Villance can be wise,
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  Speaker 1: but it can also be cowardly, and knowing the difference
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  Speaker 1: between the two is one of the most valuable skills
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  Speaker 1: you can have. Jesus mastered this. He knew exactly when
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  Speaker 1: to speak and when to stay silent. He understood that
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  Speaker 1: wisdom wasn't just about having the right words, but about
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  Speaker 1: using them at the right time. One of the most
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  Speaker 1: powerful examples of this is when he stood before Pilot.
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  Speaker 1: Here was the son of God, falsely accused facing execution
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  Speaker 1: for crimes he didn't commit. Pilot asked him, don't you
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  Speaker 1: hear the charges they are bringing against you Matthew twenty
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  Speaker 1: seven thirteen. And how did Jesus respond? He remained silent.
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  Speaker 1: Think about that. Jesus had the authority to shut down
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  Speaker 1: every false accusation. He could have defended himself with words
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  Speaker 1: so powerful that even his enemies would have had to
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  Speaker 1: acknowledge the truth. And yet he chose silence. Why Because
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  Speaker 1: sometimes silence speaks louder than words. Sometimes defending yourself isn't necessary.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes arguing won't change a thing. Sometimes proving a point
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  Speaker 1: is less important than maintaining your peace. Jesus knew that
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  Speaker 1: his purpose wasn't to win an argument, It was to
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  Speaker 1: fulfill God's plan. His silence wasn't weakness, it was wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: How many times do we waste our breath defending ourselves
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  Speaker 1: to people who have already made up their minds about us?
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  Speaker 1: How often do we get caught up in unnecessary arguments,
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  Speaker 1: throwing words back and forth, only to realize later that
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  Speaker 1: nothing we said actually changed anything. There is power in
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  Speaker 1: knowing when to hold your tongue. But there's another side
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  Speaker 1: to this. Just as there are times when silence is wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: there are also times when speaking up is necessary. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: didn't always stay silent when he needed to rebuke religious leaders.
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  Speaker 1: He did when he needed to call out sin. He
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  Speaker 1: did when he needed to teach comfort or correct he spoke.
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  Speaker 1: So how do we know the difference? How do we
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  Speaker 1: discern when to speak and when to stay silent? First
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  Speaker 1: we have to ask ourselves the right questions. Is what
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  Speaker 1: I'm about to say true? If not, I should stay silent?
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  Speaker 1: Is it helpful? If it won't bring clarity, encouragement, or wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: maybe I don't need to say it? Is this the
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  Speaker 1: right time? Even the best advice can be wasted if
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  Speaker 1: given too soon or too late. Am I speaking out
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  Speaker 1: of love or out of anger? If I'm about to
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  Speaker 1: speak just to defend my pride, prove a point, or
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  Speaker 1: hurt someone, then silence is the better option. But if
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  Speaker 1: what I have to say is true, helpful, and necessary,
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  Speaker 1: then I need to speak, even when it's uncom comfortable.
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  Speaker 1: Think about Esther. She had every reason to stay silent.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking up could have cost her life, and yet when
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  Speaker 1: the moment came, she didn't hold back. She knew that
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  Speaker 1: her voice was needed. She knew that silence would have
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  Speaker 1: been the easier option, but not the right one. Now,
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  Speaker 1: think about Moses. When God called him to speak, he hesitated.
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  Speaker 1: He told God he wasn't good with words, that someone
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  Speaker 1: else would be better suited for the job. But God
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  Speaker 1: wasn't interested in his excuses. There was a time for silence,
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  Speaker 1: and there was a time to speak, and this was
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  Speaker 1: the time to speak. We get it wrong in both directions.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes we talk when we should be silent. We defend
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  Speaker 1: ourselves when we should let God be our defender. We
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  Speaker 1: speak out of frustration when we should wait for the
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  Speaker 1: right moment. We give advice when what someone really needs
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  Speaker 1: is for us to just listen. And sometimes we stay
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  Speaker 1: silent when we should speak. We hold back truth because
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  Speaker 1: we are afraid of how it will be received. We
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  Speaker 1: see someone heading toward destruction but say nothing because we
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  Speaker 1: don't want to offend them. We let things go that
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  Speaker 1: should have been confronted, and in doing so, we allow
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  Speaker 1: things to grow worse. Knowing the right timing requires discernment,
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  Speaker 1: and discernment comes from spending time with God. The more
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  Speaker 1: you walk with him, the more you start to sense
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  Speaker 1: when it's time to speak up and when it's time
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  Speaker 1: to be still. The more you seek his wisdom, the
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  Speaker 1: more you understand that there is a time for everything.
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  Speaker 1: Ecclesiastes three, Colon seven says there is a time to
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  Speaker 1: be silent and a time to speak. So how do
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  Speaker 1: we apply this in daily life? It starts with intentionality.
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  Speaker 1: Before you respond, pause, think, pray, Ask yourself. Is this
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  Speaker 1: the right time? Is this the right way? Is this
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  Speaker 1: the right reason. It means choosing your battles wisely. Not
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  Speaker 1: every argument needs your voice, not every comment deserves a response,
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  Speaker 1: Not every fight is worth engaging in. It means having
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  Speaker 1: the courage to speak when it's necessary. If you see
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  Speaker 1: someone struggling and you have words that could help them,
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  Speaker 1: say them. If someone is heading down a destructive path
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  Speaker 1: and you have the wisdom to warn them. Don't hold back.
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  Speaker 1: If there is an injustice happening and your voice could
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  Speaker 1: make a difference, don't stay silent. It means knowing that
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  Speaker 1: words are powerful, but so is silence. Some battles are
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  Speaker 1: fought with wisdom, not words. Some points don't need to
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  Speaker 1: be argued, just lived out. Some things are better left unsaid,
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  Speaker 1: not because they aren't true, but because they won't be
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  Speaker 1: rescs in the right way at the right time. So
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  Speaker 1: what about you? Are you speaking when you should be silent?
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  Speaker 1: Are you silent when you should be speaking? Ask God
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  Speaker 1: for wisdom, Let him guide your words, Let him teach
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  Speaker 1: you that sometimes silence is the strongest answer, and other
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  Speaker 1: times your voice is exactly what's needed to bring life,
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  Speaker 1: change and truth. Because wisdom isn't just about what you say,
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  Speaker 1: it's about when you say it. You can train yourself
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  Speaker 1: to speak carefully, you can learn communication techniques, practice patience,
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  Speaker 1: and even master the art of timing. But if wisdom
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  Speaker 1: isn't the foundation of your words, then all you've done
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  Speaker 1: is polish something that has no real value. Because wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: true wisdom, doesn't come from books, experience, or self improvement methods.
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  Speaker 1: It comes from God. Proverbs two six makes this clear.
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  Speaker 1: For if the Lord gives wisdom from his mouth, come
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  Speaker 1: knowledge and understanding. That means real wisdom isn't something you
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  Speaker 1: find within yourself. It's something given by God. You don't
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  Speaker 1: generate wisdom, you receive it. And if you want to
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  Speaker 1: speak wisely, then before you ever focus on your words,
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  Speaker 1: you need to focus on your source. Think about it.
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  Speaker 1: A tree is only as healthy as the soil it's
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  Speaker 1: planted in. If it's planted in rich, life giving soil,
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  Speaker 1: its fruit will be full, abundant, and nourishing. But if
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  Speaker 1: the soil is dry, toxic, or lacking nutrients, the fruit
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  Speaker 1: will be weak, bitter, or completely rotten. The same is
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  Speaker 1: true for your words. Your speech is just the fruit.
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  Speaker 1: Your heart is the soil. And if your heart is
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  Speaker 1: not deeply rooted in God's wisdom, then no matter how
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  Speaker 1: much you try to refine your words, they will always
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  Speaker 1: lack the depth and impact of true wisdom. Jesus said
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  Speaker 1: it himself in Luke six forty five. The mouth speaks
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  Speaker 1: what the heart is full of. So if you want
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  Speaker 1: to change the way you speak, you don't start with
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  Speaker 1: your mouth, You start with your heart. That's why no
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  Speaker 1: amount of effort, discipline, or self control can replace time
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  Speaker 1: spent with God, because if wisdom only comes from the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: then the only way to grow in wisdom is to
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  Speaker 1: spend time in his presence. Look at Solomon when he
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  Speaker 1: became king. He had one request, wisdom, and where did
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  Speaker 1: he go to get it? He went to God. He
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  Speaker 1: didn't ask his advisers, he didn't study human philosophy, he
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  Speaker 1: didn't try to figure it out on his own. He
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  Speaker 1: asked God for wisdom, and God gave it to him
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  Speaker 1: in abundance. And because of that wisdom, Solomon's words carried weight.
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  Speaker 1: Leaders from all over the world travel just to hear
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  Speaker 1: him speak. His speech wasn't just full of knowledge, it
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  Speaker 1: was full of something deeper, something divine, something that human
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  Speaker 1: effort alone could never produce. Now contrast that with the
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  Speaker 1: world today. People chase after wisdom everywhere except from the
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  Speaker 1: one who created it. They look for it in self
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  Speaker 1: help books, motivational speeches, and social media influences. But there's
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  Speaker 1: a reason none of those things truly satisfy because true
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  Speaker 1: wisdom doesn't come from human knowledge. It comes from divine revelation.
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  Speaker 1: And if you want your words to be wise, then
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  Speaker 1: you have to spend time with the source of wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: Think about the people in your life whose words carry weight.
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  Speaker 1: Not the ones who talk a lot, not the ones
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  Speaker 1: who sound intelligent, but the ones who when they speak,
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  Speaker 1: you listen because there's something different about their words. They
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  Speaker 1: speak with clarity, Their advice is full of insight. They
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  Speaker 1: don't just say things that sound good, they say things
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  Speaker 1: that are right. Chances are those people have one thing
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  Speaker 1: in common. They have spent time with God. Because when
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  Speaker 1: you spend time with God, his wisdom starts to shape
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  Speaker 1: your thoughts. His truth starts to transform your heart, and
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  Speaker 1: what fills your heart will overflow from your mouth. Look
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  Speaker 1: at Jesus. Everything he spoke had power, not because he
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  Speaker 1: studied the best ways to communicate, not because he practiced
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  Speaker 1: how to phrase things in the most compelling way, but
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  Speaker 1: because he was always connected to the Father. He didn't
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  Speaker 1: just speak wisdom, he was wisdom. His words carried life
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  Speaker 1: because he only spoke what he received from the Father.
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  Speaker 1: And that's exactly what we are meant to do. If
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  Speaker 1: you spend your time filling your heart with fear, negativity,
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  Speaker 1: and worldly wisdom, then no matter how much you try
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  Speaker 1: to control your words, they will always reflect what's in stas.
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  Speaker 1: But if you spend time filling your heart with God's word,
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  Speaker 1: with prayer, with truth, then your speech will naturally be transformed.
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  Speaker 1: You won't have to force yourself to speak wisely. It
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  Speaker 1: will come naturally because your heart is being shaped by
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  Speaker 1: the wisdom of God. But here's the problem. Most people
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  Speaker 1: don't realize how much they are neglecting their source. They
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  Speaker 1: don't spend time in God's word, they don't prioritize prayer.
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  Speaker 1: They let their minds be shaped by the world, and
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  Speaker 1: then they wonder why their words lack wisdom, their advice
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  Speaker 1: lacks depth, and their speech carries no real impact. You
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  Speaker 1: can't pour out what you don't have. If you want
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  Speaker 1: to speak wisely, you have to first receive wisdom, and
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  Speaker 1: that means making time, real intentional time to sit with God,
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  Speaker 1: to listen to him, to let his words fill your
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  Speaker 1: mind before you ever open your mouth. So what does
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  Speaker 1: this look like in every day life? It looks like
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  Speaker 1: starting your day in God's word before you start your
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  Speaker 1: day on social media. If you wake up and the
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  Speaker 1: first thing you consume is negativity, gossip and fear based news,
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  Speaker 1: don't be surprised when your words reflect that. But if
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  Speaker 1: you wake up and fill your mind with scripture, your
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  Speaker 1: words will reflect truth. It looks like praying before you speak.
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  Speaker 1: How many problems could be avoided if we just took
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  Speaker 1: a few seconds to pray before responding, before answering a
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  Speaker 1: difficult question, before giving advice, before entering a conversation that
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  Speaker 1: could change the course of someone's life. It looks like
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  Speaker 1: letting God's wisdom correct you. Sometimes we don't speak wisely
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  Speaker 1: because we are too prideful to admit that our thinking
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  Speaker 1: is wrong. But if you spend time with God, he
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  Speaker 1: will start to show you where your words need to change,
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  Speaker 1: where you need to listen more and speak less, where
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  Speaker 1: you need to offer grace instead of criticism, where you
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  Speaker 1: need to let go of your own opinions and align
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  Speaker 1: your speech with His truth. Because at the end of
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  Speaker 1: the day, wisdom isn't something you manufacture. It's something you receive,
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  Speaker 1: and the only way to receive it is to go
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  Speaker 1: to the one who gives it. So if you've been
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  Speaker 1: struggling to control your words, if you feel like, no
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  Speaker 1: matter how hard you try, your speech doesn't reflect the
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  Speaker 1: wisdom you want it to, the answer isn't in trying harder.
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  Speaker 1: It's in going deeper, deeper in prayer, deeper in the word,
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  Speaker 1: deeper in your relationship with God, because the closer you
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  Speaker 1: get to Him, the more His wisdom will flow through you.
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  Speaker 1: And when that happens, you won't have to wonder if
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  Speaker 1: your words carry weight. You won't have to second guess
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  Speaker 1: whether you're speaking wisely, because wisdom will no longer be
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  Speaker 1: something you're trying to achieve. It will be something you
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  Speaker 1: truly carry. So ask yourself this, where is your wisdom
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  Speaker 1: coming from? Is it coming from the world or is
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  Speaker 1: it coming from God? Because if it's not coming from Him,
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  Speaker 1: then it's not wisdom at all. The Lord gives wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: and if you want to speak with wisdom, you have
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  Speaker 1: to go to him first. Wisdom in speech doesn't just
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  Speaker 1: happen by accident. It's not something you wake up with
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  Speaker 1: one day. It's something you cultivate intentionally daily with every
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  Speaker 1: word you choose to speak or hold back. You've seen
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  Speaker 1: the damage reckless words can cause. You've seen how wisdom
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  Speaker 1: isn't just about what you say, but when and why
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  Speaker 1: you say it. And you've seen that true wisdom comes
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  Speaker 1: from God alone. But knowing this isn't enough. Wisdom that
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  Speaker 1: isn't applied is wisdom wasted. If you don't take action,
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  Speaker 1: your speech will remain the same, thoughtless, reactive, full of
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  Speaker 1: words that lack real impact. So how do you change?
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  Speaker 1: How do you start speaking in a way that brings
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  Speaker 1: life instead of destruction? How do you go from careless
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  Speaker 1: words to words that actually build, strengthen, and restore. It
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  Speaker 1: starts with intention, because wisdom isn't just about what you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's about what you do. The first step is simple.
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  Speaker 1: Think before you speak. Proverbs twenty nine twenty says, do
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  Speaker 1: you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more
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  Speaker 1: hope for a fool than for them. That means if
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  Speaker 1: you talk before you think, you are setting yourself up
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  Speaker 1: for foolishness. How many times have you said something in
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  Speaker 1: the heat of the moment and immediately regretted it. How
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  Speaker 1: many arguments could have been avoided if you had just
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  Speaker 1: paused before responding. How many relationships could have been saved
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  Speaker 1: if you had taken a moment to consider your words
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  Speaker 1: before speaking them. Making even three seconds before you speak
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  Speaker 1: can change everything. Three seconds to ask yourself, is this necessary?
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  Speaker 1: Is this helpful? Is this wise? If the answer is no,
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  Speaker 1: then silence is the better option. It's not about holding
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  Speaker 1: back truth. It's about making sure your words are seasoned
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  Speaker 1: with wisdom before they leave your mouth, because once they do,
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  Speaker 1: they can't be taken back. The second step is even
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  Speaker 1: more powerful. Pray before you respond. James One nineteen says
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  Speaker 1: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and
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  Speaker 1: slow to become angry. But how often do we do
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  Speaker 1: the exact opposite. We're slow to listen, quick to speak,
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  Speaker 1: and even quicker to get angry. Why because we don't
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  Speaker 1: pause long enough to invite God into our speech. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: what would happen if before you responded to a difficult conversationation,
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  Speaker 1: you stopped and prayed. Even if it's just a whisper
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  Speaker 1: in your heart, Lord, give me the right words. What
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  Speaker 1: if before you texted that angry reply, you ask God
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  Speaker 1: for wisdom. What if before you spoke in frustration, you
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  Speaker 1: paused and prayed for patience. The problem is that we
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  Speaker 1: assume we can control our words on our own, but
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  Speaker 1: we can't. Our emotions take over our Impatience pushes us
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  Speaker 1: to react. But if we learn to pause and pray,
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  Speaker 1: we give the Holy Spirit space to guide our words
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  Speaker 1: before we speak them. The third step is this choose
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  Speaker 1: words that build, not destroy. Ephesians four twenty nine says,
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  Speaker 1: do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,
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  Speaker 1: but only what is helpful for building others up according
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  Speaker 1: to their needs, that it may benefit those you listen.
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  Speaker 1: That means, before you speak, ask yourself, will this build
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  Speaker 1: someone up or will it tear them down. This applies
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  Speaker 1: to everything, the way you speak to your spouse, the
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  Speaker 1: way you talk to your children, the words you use
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  Speaker 1: with friends, the things you post online, the way you
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  Speaker 1: talk about people when they aren't in the room. If
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  Speaker 1: your words aren't building, they are tearing down. There is
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  Speaker 1: no neutral ground. Think about how different the world would
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  Speaker 1: be if people actually lived this way. Imagine if instead
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  Speaker 1: of gossiping, we used our words to defend people's reputations.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine if instead of criticizing, we used our words to
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  Speaker 1: call out the good in others. Imagine if instead of complaining,
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  Speaker 1: we used our words to speak gratitude and hope. This
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  Speaker 1: isn't just about major life changes. It's about small daily choices.
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  Speaker 1: Choosing not to complain when things don't go your way,
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  Speaker 1: choosing to encourage someone even when you don't feel like it,
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  Speaker 1: choosing to be kind in a moment when sarcasm or
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  Speaker 1: frustration would be easier. There's a story about a man
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  Speaker 1: who had a terrible habit of criticizing everything his job,
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  Speaker 1: his friends, his church, his family. He always found something
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  Speaker 1: negative to say, and over time it pushed people away.
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  Speaker 1: One day, his pastor challenged him, for one week, I
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  Speaker 1: want you to replace every negative comment with something positive.
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  Speaker 1: The man laughed at the idea. He didn't think it
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  Speaker 1: would make much of a difference, but he agreed to try.
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  Speaker 1: At first, it was difficult. He caught himself about to complain,
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  Speaker 1: then forced himself to find something good instead. Instead of
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  Speaker 1: pointing out flaws in others, he complimented them. Instead of
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  Speaker 1: venting about his job, he spoke gratitude for the opportunity
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  Speaker 1: to work. By the end of the week, something had changed,
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  Speaker 1: not just in his speech, but in his heart. The
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  Speaker 1: more he spoke life, the more he started to see life.
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  Speaker 1: His words didn't just change others, they changed him. Because
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  Speaker 1: what you say shapes what you see. If you constantly
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  Speaker 1: speak fear, negativity, and destruction, that's all you will see
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  Speaker 1: in the world. If you choose to speak wisdom, faith,
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  Speaker 1: and encouragement. You will start to see God moving in
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  Speaker 1: places you never notice before. And here's the truth. You
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  Speaker 1: don't have to wait until you feel like speaking wisely.
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  Speaker 1: You start now. You start when it's difficult, You start
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  Speaker 1: when it's unnatural. Because over time, the more you train
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  Speaker 1: your tongue to speak life, the more your heart begins
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  Speaker 1: to change. So how do you apply this daily? You
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  Speaker 1: start with one simple rule before you speak, ask yourself
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  Speaker 1: is this wise? If it's not, change it. If it's harmful,
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  Speaker 1: don't say it. If it's something you wouldn't want spoken about,
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  Speaker 1: you don't speak it about someone else. Your words are
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  Speaker 1: shaping your world. They are either making things better or
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  Speaker 1: making things worse. They are either drawing people closer to
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  Speaker 1: God or pushing them further away. And the choice is yours.
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  Speaker 1: So what will you do today? Will you keep speaking
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  Speaker 1: without thinking? Or will you start guarding your words with intention?
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  Speaker 1: Because this isn't just about communication, It's about transformation, and
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  Speaker 1: it starts with the words you choose to speak Right now.
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  Speaker 1: Your words are never just words. Every sentence, every comment,
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  Speaker 1: every conversation, they are all building something. The question is
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  Speaker 1: what are they building? Are they building life, faith, and
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  Speaker 1: encouragement in the people around you, or are they building walls, doubts,
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  Speaker 1: and wounds that will take years to heal That most
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  Speaker 1: of the time we don't even and realize what our
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  Speaker 1: words are doing. We speak without thinking, we react without pausing.
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  Speaker 1: We fill silence with words that carry no real thought,
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  Speaker 1: no real wisdom, no real purpose. And then we wonder
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  Speaker 1: why our relationships are struggling, why our faith feels weak,
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  Speaker 1: why the atmosphere in our home or workplace is filled
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  Speaker 1: with tension. But what if the problem isn't what's happening
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  Speaker 1: around us. What if the problem is what's coming out
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  Speaker 1: of us? Jesus made it clear in Luke six forty five.
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  Speaker 1: The mouth speaks what the heart is full of. That
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  Speaker 1: means your words are not random, They are a reflection
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  Speaker 1: of your heart. If your speech is full of negativity, gossip, fear,
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  Speaker 1: or criticism, that's because those things are living in your heart.
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  Speaker 1: And if you don't like the way you speak, then
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  Speaker 1: you don't just need to change your words, you need
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  Speaker 1: to change what's filling you. Think about this. What if
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  Speaker 1: every conversation you have to day was recorded and played
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  Speaker 1: back for you, what would you hear would you hear encouragement,
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  Speaker 1: would you hear wisdom? Would you hear faith? Or would
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  Speaker 1: you hear complaining, tearing others down, or meaningless chatter that
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  Speaker 1: had no real impact. Most people don't realize the power
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  Speaker 1: of their words until it's too late, until the damage
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  Speaker 1: is already done, until a relationship has been broken beyond repair,
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  Speaker 1: until they realize that their constant negativity has shaped their
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  Speaker 1: entire mindset. But you don't have to wait until it's
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  Speaker 1: too late to change. You can decide right now that
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  Speaker 1: your words will build something different, That you will stop
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  Speaker 1: speaking carelessly, that you will stop using your words as weapons,
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  Speaker 1: that you will start speaking with intention, with wisdom, with purpose.
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  Speaker 1: It doesn't take much to start a simple shift from
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  Speaker 1: saying I'll never change to God is working on me.
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  Speaker 1: A decision to stop gossiping and start encouraging a habit
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  Speaker 1: of pausing before responding, so that your words reflect wisdom
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  Speaker 1: instead of emotion. Even the smallest changes in your speech
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  Speaker 1: can bring major breakthroughs in your life. Think about the
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  Speaker 1: people closest to you, your family, your friends, your co workers.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine if, starting today, every word you spoke to them
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  Speaker 1: was carefully chosen. Imagine if instead of reacting, you responded
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  Speaker 1: with wisdom. Imagine if instead of spreading fear, you spoke faith.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine if instead of complaining you spoke gratitude. What would change?
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  Speaker 1: Would your marriage look different, would your home feel different?
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  Speaker 1: Would your faith be stronger? Because the truth is, your
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  Speaker 1: words don't just affect others, they affect you. If you
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  Speaker 1: constantly speak negativity, you will live in negativity. If you
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  Speaker 1: constantly speak faith, you will start to see life through
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  Speaker 1: the lens of faith. If you constantly speak encouragement, you
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  Speaker 1: will find yourself encouraged. This is why what you say matters,
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  Speaker 1: not just in church, not just in prayer, not just
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  Speaker 1: in moments when you think people are listening, but in
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  Speaker 1: every single word you speak. Because every word is a seed,
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  Speaker 1: and one day you will reap what you have sown.
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  Speaker 1: Proverbs eighteen twenty one says the tongue has the power
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  Speaker 1: of life and death, and those who love it will
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  Speaker 1: eat its fruit. That means the words you choose to
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  Speaker 1: day will become the reality you live in tomorrow. So
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  Speaker 1: what you want your words to build a family full
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  Speaker 1: of love and encouragement or one full of criticism and frustration,
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  Speaker 1: a faith that grows stronger with every declaration, or one
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  Speaker 1: that weakens with every doubt filled word. A life that
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  Speaker 1: flex wisdom, or one that is filled with careless mistakes
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  Speaker 1: caused by reckless speech. You don't have to wait to change.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to let past mistakes define how you
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  Speaker 1: speak in the future. You don't have to keep speaking
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  Speaker 1: the way you always have. You have the power to
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  Speaker 1: choose differently starting now. So here's the challenge. What's one
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  Speaker 1: habit you need to change in how you speak. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: you need to stop reacting in anger. Maybe you need
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  Speaker 1: to start speaking life over yourself instead of tearing yourself down.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you need to be intentional about speaking encouragement to
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  Speaker 1: the people in your life. Whatever it is, commit to
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  Speaker 1: it to day. Drop a comment below and let me
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  Speaker 1: know what's one way you're going to start using your
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  Speaker 1: words to build instead of destroy, Because one day you
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  Speaker 1: will look back and see exactly what your word's built.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure it's something worth building. Everything we've spoken about
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  Speaker 1: leads to this moment, the decision to surrender our words
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  Speaker 1: to God. Because no matter how much effort we put in,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how many times we try to filter our speech,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how much we want to do better. We
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  Speaker 1: cannot master our tongues on our own. If wisdom comes
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  Speaker 1: from God, then our ability to speak wisely must come
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  Speaker 1: from him too. We need his help. We need his
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  Speaker 1: wisdom to guide our words in conversations that could change
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  Speaker 1: someone's life. We need his discernment to know when to
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  Speaker 1: speak and when to stay silent. We need his self
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  Speaker 1: control to stop words of anger, gossip, or fear before
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  Speaker 1: they leave our mouths. We need his grace to undo
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  Speaker 1: the damage of words we've spoken carelessly. And we need
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  Speaker 1: his transformation so that our speech reflects him. If our
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  Speaker 1: words truly have the power of life and death, then
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  Speaker 1: we cannot afford to speak without the Holy Spirit leading us.
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  Speaker 1: So let's take a moment right now to ask God
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  Speaker 1: to take control of our words, to change what comes
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  Speaker 1: out of our mouths by changing what lives in our hearts,
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  Speaker 1: to make us people whose speech brings healing, not harm.
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, we come before you with open hearts, recognizing
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  Speaker 1: that our words have not always reflected your wisdom. We
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  Speaker 1: confess that too often we have spoken without thinking. We
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  Speaker 1: have reacted in anger when we should have responded with grace.
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  Speaker 1: We have torn down when we should have built up.
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  Speaker 1: We have spoken death when we should have declared life. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: forgive us. Forgive us for the careless words we've spoken
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  Speaker 1: that hurt the people we love. Forgive us for the gossip,
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  Speaker 1: the negativity, the reckless speech that did more harm than good.
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  Speaker 1: Forgive us for the times we spoke when we should
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  Speaker 1: have stayed silent, and for the times we stayed silent
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  Speaker 1: when we should have spoken truth. God, we ask for wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: the kind of wisdom that transforms the way we speak,
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  Speaker 1: the kind of wisdom that makes people stop and listen
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  Speaker 1: because they hear your voice in our words. Fill us
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  Speaker 1: with discernment, so that before we speak, we know if
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  Speaker 1: our words will bring life or destruction. Give us the
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  Speaker 1: strength to hold our tongues when our emotions try to
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  Speaker 1: take control. Teach us how to use our speech to
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  Speaker 1: glorify you in every conversation, in every moment, in every interaction.
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  Speaker 1: Purify our hearts, Lord, because we know that the mouth
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  Speaker 1: speaks what the heart is full of. If our hearts
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  Speaker 1: are full of bitterness, pride, or fear, then our words
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  Speaker 1: will reflect that. But if our hearts are full of
• 1:02:53
  Speaker 1: your wisdom, your love, and your truth, then our words
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  Speaker 1: will become a source of life to every every one
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  Speaker 1: around us. So change us from the inside out. Help
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  Speaker 1: us to be slow to speak, slow to anger, and
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  Speaker 1: quick to listen. Help us to replace words of criticism
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  Speaker 1: with words of encouragement. Help us to stop complaining and
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  Speaker 1: start speaking gratitude. Help us to stop tearing down and
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  Speaker 1: start building up. Let our words be like apples of
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  Speaker 1: gold in settings of silver, perfectly timed, full of wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: and overflowing with grace and Lord, we ask for your
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  Speaker 1: guidance in the moments when we don't know what to say,
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  Speaker 1: when we are faced with a difficult conversation, when someone
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  Speaker 1: is hurting and we don't have the right words, when
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  Speaker 1: we feel tempted to respond in anger or sarcasm. Holy Spirit,
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  Speaker 1: lead us in those moments. Give us the exact words
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  Speaker 1: that will bring healing, truth, and restoration. God, we also
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  Speaker 1: pray for the people who have been wounded by words,
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  Speaker 1: for those who are still carrying pain from things that
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  Speaker 1: were spoken over them years ago. Words that made them
• 1:04:04
  Speaker 1: feel small, words that made them doubt themselves, words that
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  Speaker 1: made them believe they were unworthy. Lord, heal them. Replace
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  Speaker 1: those lies with your truth. Speak into their hearts and
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  Speaker 1: remind them of who they truly are loved, chosen, redeemed,
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  Speaker 1: and Lord, if we have spoken words that hurt someone else,
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  Speaker 1: give us the humility to make it right. Give us
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  Speaker 1: the courage to apologize, to seek forgiveness, and to restore
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  Speaker 1: what our words have broken. To day, we surrender our
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  Speaker 1: tongues to you. We lay down every habit of reckless speech.
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  Speaker 1: We ask you to take control so that from this
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  Speaker 1: day forward, our words will bring life, not destruction. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: Let our speech reflect You. Let the words that leave
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  Speaker 1: our mouths be full of grace, wisdom, and truth. Let
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  Speaker 1: us be known as people who speak with purpose, people
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  Speaker 1: whose words heal instead of wound, people whose speech draws
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  Speaker 1: others closer to you. We give you full control over
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  Speaker 1: our words, knowing that with your help we can speak wisely,
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  Speaker 1: we can speak life, and we can speak in a
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  Speaker 1: way that glorifies you. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: If this prayer spoke to you, if you know that
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  Speaker 1: you need God's help to change the way you speak,
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  Speaker 1: then let this be your turning point. Drop a comment
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  Speaker 1: below and say, God, take control of my words. Let
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  Speaker 1: this be the moment where everything shifts, where your speech
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  Speaker 1: becomes intentional, where your words bring healing, where your conversations
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  Speaker 1: start reflecting the wisdom of God. And if you know
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  Speaker 1: someone who struggles with their words, someone who speaks without thinking,
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  Speaker 1: someone who carries the weight of words that have wounded them,
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  Speaker 1: share this with them. This could be the message that
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  Speaker 1: brings them healing. Because at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: our word words are building something. Let's make sure they
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  Speaker 1: are building life, wisdom and truth.