Fasting From Words

 

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.Proverbs 21:23

Just because you feel like saying something doesn’t mean you should. The mouth is the downfall of many a person.

Talking can build up or tear down and can be misunderstood and get you into big trouble. Maybe talking is a bigger issue with women than men because women tend to be more chatty.

Next time you want to comment on something in person or over social media ask yourself if it is edifying. Next ask if it is beneficial to those who hear it or read it. Your words can make you or break you. Next time you do fast perhaps make it a fast of words.

PRAYER: Lord I need strength to have self control over my mouth. When I feel like I just have to chime in and get the last word help me be still. In Jesus’ name. Amen.