LET MY WORDS BE VERY FEW

"Then Job answered the Lord and said, 'Behold, I am insignificant, what I reply to Thee.  I lay my hand on my mouth, once I have spoken, and I will not answer, even twice, and I will add no more."  Job 40-35

God is in our conversations.  God is in our day-to-day dealings with others:  our friends, our neighbors, our co-workers, our families.  How many conversations are wasted?  How many of these discussions are dead-ends with wrong advise, wrong motives, wrong  perceptions?

I am a talker.  But today I don't want to say much--just sit at the feet of Jesus and listen instead.  I am even questioning writing anything down because then I will still be talking through my fingers.  Many a day we simply need to sit still and listen in awe to what God has to say through His word, through His creation, and through His Spirit moving in our hearts. So let's listen to some of His words of wisdom regarding speech instead.

"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.  Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge." Psalm 19:1-2

"He who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend." Proverbs 22:11

"Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.  Put away from  you a deceitful mouth, and put devious lips far from you." Proverbs 4:23-24

"He who gives attention to the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.  The wise in heart will be called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.  Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.  The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds persuasiveness to his lips.  Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."  Proverbs 16:20-24

How about you?  Are you training your tongue for sweetness of speech filled with sound wisdom from on high?  Are you allowing God to teach your words to be nourishing to the soul and healing to the bones?  Drink deep from His Word and from His truth, sit at His feet, listen, and day by day He will train your lips for righteousness because it will flow out of a wise and discerning heart.

These words, sung by Phillips, Craig, and Dean from "Let My Words Be Few"(1)  are a perfect summation:

You are God in Heaven

And here am I on earth

So I'll let my words be few

Jesus, I am so in love with You.

And I'll stand in awe of You, Jesus.

Yes, I'll stand in awe of You.

And I'll let my words be few

Jesus, I am so in love with You.

(1) Phillips, Craig & Dean. "Let My Words Be Few."  Let My Words Be Few CD.  Sparrow Records. 2001.