Pro-Verbs 29:20

Greetings and Salutations Oh Ye Word Speakers,

"Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him."
(Pro-Verbs 29:20)

Have you ever spoken before you thought about what you were going to say? Have you spouted off with your mouth and while you mouth was spouting you placed your foot in your mouth? Have you fired off the intentions of your heart/mind by shooting off your mouth and hurting/wounding someone? Welcome to my world.

How sobering it is...to know that a fool has more hope than me...when I speak to hastily.

In James we see the prescription for how we should be speaking..."This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be (1) quick to hear (2) SLOW TO SPEAK (3) slow to anger...for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." (James 1:19)

When we RESTRAIN our thoughts, our Speech will follow suit...which in effect will affect our actions. In our Ruminator Sunday School Class...we always mention..."Unrestrained thoughts (what we think)...produces unrestrained words (what we say) resulting in unrestrained actions (what we do). One of the keys to our HASTY WORDS...begins with what we are thinking about, dwelling on, ruminating over and over in our minds. As we do this...we store the negative deep in our hearts...and when we are shaken...out comes hastily words...and we look like a fool. Remember in our previous readings..."A fool has said in his HEART there is no God." I realize that most of would never think or say that THERE IS NO GOD...but by the very things that we think, the very words that we hastily say and the very actions we do...we ACT as if there is NO GOD.

Start meditating on the Word of God...so that when you do speak...it will be slow and Godly speech.

Love and Non-Hasty Kisses
Rodney "I Am A Fool For Christ" Boyd