\u201cNo foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.\u201d \u00a0Ephesians 4:29
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I fail miserably at this, full transparency. \u00a0Those of you who know me well have heard me swear. \u00a0Yes, I\u2019ve been known to cuss. I really do try to work on it, but in my most relaxed settings, I have been known to swear. \u00a0I try to let everything that comes out of my mouth be uplifting and encouraging, but I\u2019m not perfect. One thing you won\u2019t hear me do is take the Lord\u2019s name in vain. \u00a0That one my mother instilled in me so strongly, I\u2019m grateful for it. There you have it, that\u2019s my confession. Now what?
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It isn\u2019t about who you are now, it\u2019s about who you are becoming. God knows I\u2019m not perfect, He knows you\u2019re not perfect. He doesn\u2019t expect us to be, He just wants us to try and do better. He wants me to try and not curse today. That is all He is asking me to do. Don\u2019t curse today. Today make it your goal to speak only uplifting and encouraging words. When I have that mentality, I do a lot better, even in the most relaxed situations. What makes me do better? It\u2019s the Holy Spirit that instantly convicts me when I\u2019ve said something I shouldn\u2019t of said. It\u2019s an instant knowing, \u201cOops, that was wrong.\u201d You can\u2019t do anything about it once it\u2019s said. You can apologize, you can try to not let it happen again. The one thing you can\u2019t do is take it back once you\u2019ve said it.
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Which leads to one of my Mom\u2019s favorite sayings, \u201cIf you don\u2019t have anything nice to say, don\u2019t say anything at all.\u201d \u00a0One way I speak uplifting and encouraging words is by not saying anything at all. Because I don\u2019t have anything nice to say. \u00a0Sometimes it requires a trick I learned from a friend, I put my hand literally over my mouth to keep it closed. This has kept me out of a lot of trouble. \u00a0It is such an easy mantra to learn, to apply. If it\u2019s not uplifting and encouraging, don\u2019t say it.
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More than anything, give yourself grace if not every word that comes out of your mouth is perfect. God never meant it to be. He just meant you to be you, the person He created for a very special purpose here on earth. It is one only you can fulfill. One that God created you specifically to accomplish with the words He will give you when you need them. Words that will be uplifting and encouraging
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