{"id":7285,"date":"2023-01-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2023-01-17T15:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:35:57","slug":"speech-smoother-than-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/speech-smoother-than-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech Smoother than Oil."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7286\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/For-the-lips-of-a-forbiddena-woman-drip-honey-and-her-speechb-is-smoother-than-oil.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+50%3A1+-+Exodus+2%3A10&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Genesis 50:1 &#8211; Exodus 2:10<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+16%3A13-17%3A9&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Matthew 16:13-17:9<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+21%3A1-13&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 21:1-13<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+5%3A1-6&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 5:1-6<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cFor the lips of&nbsp;a forbidden&nbsp;woman drip honey,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and her speech is&nbsp;smoother than oil,\u201d Prov. 5:3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temptation comes in the form of flattering words.&nbsp; Guarding discretion means avoiding unhealthy liaisons. Placing guardrails in our life help us avoid the trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Andy Stanley\u2019s series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cgCBcWx17-4\">Guardrails<\/a>\u201d teaches us to set boundaries that prevent us from sliding down slippery slopes.&nbsp; Ron and I protect our marriage by not spending time alone with people of the opposite sex. &nbsp;A budget helps us keep our finances in line.&nbsp; Practicing healthy eating habits and exercise keeps us reasonably fit, a battle we continue to fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBe sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.\u201d 1 Peter 5:8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our spiritual battle has an active enemy trying to derail our journey.&nbsp; Becoming aware of the devil\u2019s attacks helps us avoid his schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping our eyes on Jesus will give us victory over the devil\u2019s ploys.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, thank You for protecting us from the tricks and schemes of the Devil.&nbsp; Help us develop guardrails to protect us from the slippery slopes of life.&nbsp; Let us live fully in Christ.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Genesis 50:1 &#8211; Exodus 2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13, Proverbs 5:1-6 Daily Verse: \u201cFor the lips of&nbsp;a forbidden&nbsp;woman drip honey,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and her speech is&nbsp;smoother than oil,\u201d Prov. 5:3 Temptation comes in the form of flattering words.&nbsp; Guarding discretion means avoiding unhealthy liaisons. Placing guardrails in our life help us avoid the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/speech-smoother-than-oil\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Speech Smoother than Oil.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7285"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7343,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions\/7343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}