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Episode 29 - Shift Your Mindset: When the Right Word Comes at the Right Time · Women At The Well: REJOICE

• 0:21
  SPEAKER_00: Grand Rising.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: God has blessed us with the breath of life one more day.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: He has given us one chance to do his will, love our neighbors as ourselves, and live out his divine plan for our lives.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, I am Rose, your host, and welcome to Women at the Well Rejoice.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_00: I am glad you are here.
• 0:47
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, have you ever spoken and wish you had not said one word, but it was too late?
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: Those words were already spoken and heard.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: Well, today we will discuss our speech, our words, and our intentions.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_00: We must understand that it's not just what we do, it's how and when we do it.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: So get your coffee, your tea, lemon water, and let's dive into the word.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: Our topic this morning is when the right word comes at the right time.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: Shift your mindset.
• 1:31
  SPEAKER_00: Let us pray.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, thank you for this opportunity to speak, to understand your word, to hear your voice.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for the opportunity to have one more day, to breathe, to be a better person than we were on yesterday.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we ask that you come in and sup with us.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Teach us when to speak.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: Teach us when to be silent.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: Teach us to listen to your voice so you can be the one speaking through us.
• 2:00
  SPEAKER_00: So we can help to point people towards a loving and kind God.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: Father, we thank you.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: We praise you.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: Give us understanding and hearts to want and to do your will.
• 2:15
  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name we pray.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 2:19
  SPEAKER_00: In Proverbs 27, 14, I ran across this verse.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: It said, He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_00: Now I had to um think on that verse.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: I didn't really understand it.
• 2:41
  SPEAKER_00: So I did some research, and I found out that the verse was warning us of excessive or insincerity in our speech.
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_00: It talked about us being loud, overbearing, or even manipulative in our conversations, and it said that that wasn't wise.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: It also said that even a blessing at the wrong time could be a curse.
• 3:09
  SPEAKER_00: And I was like, oh whoa.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: So that made me think about conversations.
• 3:16
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm sure we've all said things with good intention, believing that what we said was enough.
• 3:23
  SPEAKER_00: We may also feel that if we were speaking the truth, that people should have accepted it.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_00: But here's the thing.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs teaches us to shift our thinking.
• 3:37
  SPEAKER_00: God calls us to be wise in speaking as well as kind.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_00: A blessing delivered without sensitivity can be received as a burden.
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: For instance, let's look in John the fourth chapter.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: We see Jesus meeting the woman at the well.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus spoke to her with truth, but he didn't begin by condemning her.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: He started a conversation.
• 4:03
  SPEAKER_00: He met her where she was.
• 4:06
  SPEAKER_00: You see, Jesus already knew her past.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_00: He knew all about her, but he listened and gradually revealed who he was.
• 4:16
  SPEAKER_00: You see, his time and his compassion and wisdom opened her heart.
• 4:22
  SPEAKER_00: Now in Proverbs 15 twenty three, it reads A man had joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_00: Also Proverbs twenty five eleven says a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold and pitchers of silver.
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_00: You see, a word spoken in due season brings joy, happiness, and a word that is fitly spoken is beautiful and valuable.
• 4:56
  SPEAKER_00: You think about that word fitly.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: Fitly means at the right time.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_00: Not just when you want to say it, but it's the right timing.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: A shifted mindset understands that God's timing is just as important as God's truth.
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_00: Many people believe God only cares about what we say, but scripture teaches that God also cares about when, how, and why we say it.
• 5:24
  SPEAKER_00: There are times we assume it is necessary to correct someone, but is it really the right time?
• 5:32
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus could have immediately confronted the Samaritan woman about her past.
• 5:39
  SPEAKER_00: Instead, he began with a simple request give me a drink.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_00: That one sentence broke down barriers.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_00: It opened a conversation instead of starting an argument.
• 5:56
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus spoke the right words at the right time.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_00: Because he waited for the right moment, the woman listened.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: She received the truth.
• 6:07
  SPEAKER_00: She believed, she rejoiced, and she became an evangelist to her city.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_00: Come, see a man, it's what she told them.
• 6:18
  SPEAKER_00: A cruel beginning might have closed her heart, but Jesus' wisdom opened her heart.
• 6:26
  SPEAKER_00: So instead of feeling anxious to correct someone or to say something, consider asking, Lord, is this the right time?
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: And you might want to ask, Lord, am I the right person?
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Rather than thinking she needs to be told or he needs to hear this, focus on, Lord, prepare both our hearts.
• 6:50
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, give me the wisdom to say the right words.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: Instead of speaking quickly, choose to listen prayerfully.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: Rather than trying to win the conversation, aim to win the person to Christ.
• 7:05
  SPEAKER_00: To shift our mindset, we must aim on allowing the Holy Spirit to guide both our words and our timing.
• 7:13
  SPEAKER_00: You see, a word spoken in God's timing can heal a wounded heart, restore a relationship, and lead someone closer to Christ.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: God is not only changing what comes out of our mouths, He is changing the heart from which it came and also the heart to where it's going.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: When we shift our mindset, we stop trying to force God's work and start cooperating with God's timing.
• 7:46
  SPEAKER_00: Ecclesiastes three and seven states it best.
• 7:51
  SPEAKER_00: A time to rend and a time to sow, a time to keep silence and a time to speak.
• 7:59
  SPEAKER_00: May we become women who know the difference.
• 8:02
  SPEAKER_00: Women who don't simply speak because we have something to say or because we're well educated, but women who wait until God has something to say through us.
• 8:15
  SPEAKER_00: You see, for one word, spoken in God's timing, can accomplish what a thousand hurried words cannot do.
• 8:25
  SPEAKER_00: See, God's timing is always the best timing.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_00: Now, ladies, I like to do a rejoicing moment because we all we should have something to rejoice about.
• 8:36
  SPEAKER_00: So let's rejoice.
• 8:38
  SPEAKER_00: We can rejoice that God always knows when we need to speak.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: Because he also knows what the other person needs to hear.
• 8:50
  SPEAKER_00: You see, he sees what we cannot see.
• 8:53
  SPEAKER_00: He hears what we cannot hear.
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_00: And he prepares hearts before we ever open our mouth.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: Just as Jesus met the woman at the well, at the exact moment she needed him most.
• 9:10
  SPEAKER_00: He knows the perfect timing for every conversation in our lives.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_00: The Holy Spirit will never lead us to speak too soon or remain silent for too long.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: As we shift our mindsets and trust his timing, may we know God is ordering our steps, directing our words, preparing our words to become seeds of hope, healing, and encouragement.
• 9:41
  SPEAKER_00: When our timing aligns with his will, our words become living water that will refresh weary souls and brings glory to God.
• 9:53
  SPEAKER_00: And that, dear sisters, is a reason to rejoice.
• 9:59
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we thank you for this time.
• 10:03
  SPEAKER_00: We thank you for your word which speaks to us clearly.
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord, for your word that instructs, guides, and helps us.
• 10:13
  SPEAKER_00: Father, please help us to let no communication, corrupt communication proceed out of our mouths, but only that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
• 10:30
  SPEAKER_00: Father, renew our minds so that our words always reflect your wisdom.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_00: Help us to let our speech be always filled with grace, seasoned with salt, that we may know how we are to answer every man, woman, boy, or girl.
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_00: Please teach us to speak with grace, to listen with compassion, and to trust your perfect timing.
• 10:56
  SPEAKER_00: Help us to know when to be silent and when to speak the word.
• 11:01
  SPEAKER_00: Let the words we speak be prepared by you in that moment.
• 11:06
  SPEAKER_00: May our conversations point people to you, just as Jesus pointed the woman at the well to the living water.
• 11:13
  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name we pray.
• 11:15
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 11:17
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, our time together is coming to an end.
• 11:21
  SPEAKER_00: I am Rose, your host.
• 11:26
  SPEAKER_00: I hope you have enjoyed your time here at the well.
• 11:30
  SPEAKER_00: I want us to remember to choose words that edify, encourage, and minister grace to one another.
• 11:41
  SPEAKER_00: May we all become vessels through which God pours out his love and his timing.
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, ladies, this one is living and this well never runs dry.
• 11:55
  SPEAKER_00: If God says so, I will see you next week.
• 11:58
  SPEAKER_00: So until next week, may God bless abundantly.