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Watch Your Mouth · Men's Morning Devotional

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  SPEAKER_01: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
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  SPEAKER_01: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
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  SPEAKER_01: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives.
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  SPEAKER_01: They prepare before it begins.
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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to the men's morning devotion.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's get into God's word.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's time to man up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Good morning, gentlemen.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Chris Munia, and it's time for another man up moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: This week I'm starting Proverbs chapter 13, with today's devotional being about watching your mouth.
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  SPEAKER_00: I encourage you to share this devotional with someone who you think would benefit from it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Proverbs chapter 13, verse 3 says, Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the hardest things for a man to control is not his schedule, it's not his money or even his temper.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it's his mouth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the Bible has a lot to say about our mouth or our tongue, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: But in this specific verse, we're going to focus on preserving our lips.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can control what we do for a while.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can keep our composure at work.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can shake someone's hand and smile when we're frustrated.
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  SPEAKER_00: But like a pressure cooker, when we get home tired, stressed, suddenly words come out.
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  SPEAKER_00: And once they're out, you can't take them back.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why Proverbs 13:3 says, Those who guard their lips preserve their lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice the word guard.
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  SPEAKER_00: To guard something means you recognize it's valuable and worth protecting.
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  SPEAKER_00: A soldier guards something because there's something important on the other side of that responsibility.
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  SPEAKER_00: As men we need to understand that our words are worth guarding.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your words can build your marriage or slowly tear it down.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can give confidence to your children or make them question themselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can strengthen a friendship or destroy trust.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can calm a situation or turn a disagreement into a war.
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  SPEAKER_00: And sometimes the most powerful thing a man can say is nothing.
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  SPEAKER_00: That doesn't mean we never speak up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Godly men should speak the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should defend what's right, we should have difficult conversations, we should correct when necessary.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's a difference between speaking truth and speaking rashly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rash words are words spoken before wisdom has had a chance to catch up with emotion.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're angry, so you respond.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're offended, so you fire back.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're frustrated, so you so you say something you know will hurt.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're trying to win an argument, so you reach for one sentence that you know will cut the deepest.
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  SPEAKER_00: And five minutes later you're thinking, I shouldn't have said that.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've all been there.
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  SPEAKER_00: The problem is that apologies don't always erase the damage.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can apologize to your wife, but she may still remember what you said.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can apologize to your child, but those words may stay with them.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can apologize to a friend or a coworker, but trust may take time to rebuild.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why Scripture tells us to guard guard our lips before we need to apologize for them.
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  SPEAKER_00: James 1 19 gives us a practical formula.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about that order.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen first, speak second, and don't let anger take the driver's seat.
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  SPEAKER_00: Men, controlling our words isn't weakness, it's self-control.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because anybody can yell or insult somebody, anybody can say whatever they're feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: It takes strength to stop.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen.
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  SPEAKER_00: It takes strength to walk away and come back when you're calm.
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  SPEAKER_00: It takes strength to say, I'm frustrated right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't want to say something I'll regret.
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  SPEAKER_00: And sometimes it takes the most strength of all to say, I was wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm sorry.
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  SPEAKER_00: A godly man doesn't have to win every argument.
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  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't have to get the last word.
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  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't have to prove that he's right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the strongest man in the room is the one who knows when to shut his mouth and to open his ears.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your words reveal what's happening in your heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: So today, don't just ask God to help you control your circumstances, ask him to help you control your tongue.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because the words you speak today are helping shape the people and relationships around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Guard your lips, speak life, choose your words carefully.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what a man does.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's your man up challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, make a commitment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before you respond, pause.
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  SPEAKER_00: Especially when you're angry, frustrated, or offended.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before speaking, ask yourself these three questions.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, is it true?
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, is it necessary?
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, will it build up or tear down?
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  SPEAKER_00: And here's the challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go one full day without speaking a negative or insulting word about another person.
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  SPEAKER_00: No complaining about your wife, no criticizing your coworkers, no gossip, no unnecessary sarcasm, no angry responses.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you feel yourself getting heated, stop, take a breath, pray, and choose your words carefully.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you realize you've already said something you shouldn't have, man up and apologize.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't blame your anger, don't blame the other person.
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  SPEAKER_00: Own your words.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because real strength isn't having the loudest voice, real strength is having the discipline to control it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, help me guard my mouth today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give me the wisdom to know when to speak and when to remain silent.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep me from words that tear people down, and teach me to use my words to encourage, strengthen, and build life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give me the humility to apologize when I get it wrong, and the discipline to think before I speak.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let my wife, my children, my friends, and the people around me experience your love through the words I speak.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now go live it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
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  SPEAKER_01: Share this devotional with another brother.
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  SPEAKER_01: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.